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A history of the early British military occupation of Troödos Mountain, Cyprus

Great Britain found itself occupying Cyprus in the summer of 1878 after a political deal that saw the Mediterranean Island traded for British support against an increasingly aggressive Russian expansion…

  • Northern Ireland, Second World War

The most secret ARDS plan; fighting to the end

In 1942 the Second World War was taking on a new, global element. December 1941 saw the attacks on Pearl Harbour that drew the Americans into frontline conflict, while units…

  • First World War, Northern Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit Part I – Randalstown Forest, First World War Rifle Range

One of many Forest Service forests across Northern Ireland, Randalstown Forest was gifted by the Shanes Castle Estate in 1934. It is open to the public and can be openly…

  • Northern Ireland, Pillbox Research, Second World War

Site Visit Part II – Randalstown Forest, Second World War Defences

The pillbox is synonymous with the Second World War. Thousands were constructed across the United Kingdom (and Ireland) to defend high-value areas or as part of a National defensive line.…

  • Original Research, Rest of the World

British Coastal Defences of Ascension Island

A lesser-known British Colonial outpost, Ascension Island could be the secret lair of a Bond villain. It is a dormant volcano, approximately 88 square kilometres in size, 1,000 miles from…

  • First World War, Scotland

Interpreting Burray Ness

A rare military site dating back to the height of the First World War remains virtually untouched on an exposed headland at Burray Ness, on the Isle of Burray, south…

  • Northern Ireland, Operation Banner

How much property did the army requisition?

This article aims to bring together a number of sources of information I have in order to demonstrate the extent of requisitions undertaken by the army, typically for short duration, in support of surges in violence but also for the accommodation of the newly formed Ulster Defence Regiment in the 1970s.
  • Original Research, Rest of the World

British Coastal Defences of the Falkland Islands

This article looks at the coastal defences of the Falkland Islands between 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Second World War, Wales

Second World War Microwave Experiments

The 1930s and 1940s saw huge advances in the development of radio and radar technologies, with one of the most sophisticated networks of Radio Direction Finding (RDF) being deployed in…

  • Northern Ireland, Operation Banner, Original Research

Was there a secret intercept station at Divis?

There are many elements of operations in Northern Ireland that will remain secret, and rightly so. But as time moves on historians, academics and enthusiastic amateurs will slowly uncover details…

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