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Dictionaries
- Social and Political History
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Maps
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for
wars, campaigns and operations, see below
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- Note: For British
wars through 1945, see the comprehensive
index of wars
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General
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Wars Since 1945
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British
Battle Honours since 1945
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Britain's
Small Wars, 1945-1992, by Martin Spirit.
- Map
of Conflicts since 1945 (Armed Forces Memorial)
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Palestine,
1945-1948
- South East
Asia, 1945-1946
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Malayan
Emergency, 1948-1960
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Korean
War, 1950-1953
- Mau Mau Insurgency,
1952-1956
- Cyprus Emergency,
1955-1959
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Suez
Crisis, 1956
- Indonesia
Conflicts, 1960-1966
- Aden Conflict,
1964-1967
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The
Ulster Troubles, 1969-
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Falklands
War, 1982
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Gulf
War, 1991
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Former
Yugoslavia Peacekeeping Operations
- Afghanistan
War, 2001
- Iraq War, 2003-
- Operation
Phillis, Cote d'Ivoire, 2004 (MoD)
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Uniforms
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English
and Scottish Uniforms, 1660-1914, by Arthur H. Bowling.
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Military
uniforms, by DEGE & Skinner Savile Row (regimental
tailor).
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British Army
uniforms, historical art by D.J. Neary.
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The 1768 Clothing
Warrant, by Christopher New.
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The 1768 Clothing
Warrant, by 64th Regt (reenactment)
- Uniforms
of Loyalist Units in the American Revolution, by Rudy
Scott Nelson.
- Uniforms
of the American Revolution, by Sons of the Revolution.
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Uniforms
of the American Revolution period, by 33rd Regt (reenactment)
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Evolution
of Napoleonic Uniforms, by John P. Stallaert.
[internet archive]
- Premier
Empire : Les Uniformes First Empire : Angleterre (Cercle
Histoire et Figurines)
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British Regiments in the War of 1812, and their uniforms,
by Robert Henderson (Discriminating General).
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British uniforms,
1816-1856, by The Discriminating General.
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Photographs
of Soldiers of the British Army 1840 to 1920, by Fred
Larimore. [internet archive]
- A
Basic Guide to Identifying British & Commonwealth Uniforms
and Insignia from Old Postcards, by Paul Hinckley.
- Military
Images, by Roger Capewell.
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Catalogue of Military
First Day Covers (British First Day Covers - search
"forces")
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British
Army Photographs, by Glenvil Roberts.
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Modern
British Helmets, by NP Aerospace.
- Brief
History of Bearskin Hats, by T.F. Mills (Scottish_Military@yahoo)
- British
Uniforms, 1941-1942, by Klemen L. et al.
(The Netherlands East Indies 1941-1942)
- Yeomanry
Cavalry Uniforms (Cranston Fine Arts Prints)
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Uniforms, Scottish
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Badges & Insignia
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Medals and Decorations
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Cabinet
Office Ceremonial Secretariat
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British
Armed Services: Campaign Medals, and other Service Medals
(PRO Military Records Information 76)
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A
Collector's Guide to British Military Medals
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British
Medals, by Sydney B. Vernon.
- British
Medals, by A. Georgiades.
- British
Medals, by Steve Cheeseman (Hall of Medals)
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Orders, Decorations
and Medals of the United Kingdom, by Megan C. Robertson.
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Orders, Decorations,
and Campaign Medals of the British Army 1815 to 1920,
by Fred Larimore.
- Campaign
Medals, 1902-1939, by Christopher Trevelyan
- Post
War Service Medals, by James Paul and Martin Spirit (Britain's
Small Wars)
- Medal
Ribbons of the United Kingdom, by Eric Bush.
- Medals
of Great Britain (current during and for WW1) (The
World War I Document Archive)
- Medals
of the Second World War: Great Britain and Commonwealth,
by Hendrik Meersschaert
- Order of Precedence
(Medals.com)
- Orders and Medals Research
Society
- Orders,
Decorations and Medals Webring
- "Mentioned
in Despatches", by Forrest Anderson.
- "Mentioned
in Despatches", by Ron Beamish.
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Heraldry and Chivalry
- State Flags
- Military Flags
- Hobson
& Sons, London, manufacturer of Regimental Colours.
- Army
Flags, by Graham Bartram et al. (Flags of the World)
- Army Flags,
by Graham Bartram (World Flag Database)
- Regimental
Colours, by T.F. Mills et al. (Flags of the World)
- Engelske
estandarter og faner, by Per Finsted (Chakoten - Dansk
Milit�rhistorisk Selskab)
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Colours in the English Civil War (re-enactment)
- Military
Observations or Tactics put into Practice for the Exercise
of Horse and Foot, the Original Ensignes, the Postures of
the Colours..., by Thomas Venn (1672)
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Infantry Colours of the 17th and 18th Centuries, by Tom
Gregg.
- British
Regimental Drums and Colours in North America 1755-1783,
by Ron Aylor
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Colours and Standards from the War of the Spanish Succession
(Wargame Flags by Ian Croxall)
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Colours and Standards from the War of American Independence
(Wargame Flags by Ian Croxall)
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Standards and Flags of the Napoleonic Era: A Bibliography,
by Steven H. Smith (Napoleon Series).
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Colours and Standards from the Napoleonic Wars (Wargame
Flags by Ian Croxall)
- British
Colours of the Napoleonic Wars, by Alan Pendlebury (Napflags).
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Battle Honours of Scottish Regiments, 1680-1913, by Scottish
Military Historical Society.
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Battle Honours of Scottish Regiments, 1914-1991, by Scottish
Military Historical Society.
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Colours of the Fort Henry Guard (1860s re-enactor)
- Some
British Army Regimental Colours and Cap Badges (cigarette
cards) [internet archive]
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The Queen's Colour for the Royal Air Force (1977-1993)
[internet archive]
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Flags in the Royal Navy (official RN glossary).
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- Music
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for specific bands see individual regiments
and corps, and divisions
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Corps
of Army Music
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Britain
and her Military Music, by Richard Powell
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Of
the Sound of the Drum [18th century]
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Bands
of the British Army (The Heritage of Military Bands
of the World)
- The Regimental
Drum Major Association
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Scottish
Pipe Bands (Montie's List)
- Regimental
Music (The Lowland Scots Regiments, 1918)
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English
Pipe Bands (Montie's List)
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Northern
Irish Pipe Bands (Montie's List)
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Welsh
Pipe Bands (Montie's List)
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Notes on Pipes, Drums and Bands to 1973, by Scottish
Military Historical Society.
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British Army Songs of World War II, by Robyn Dowsett.
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Midland
CD Club (British military bands -- books, CDs, videos)
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Hinde's
Collection of Quick Marches.
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International
Military Music Society UK.
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Corps
of Drums Society.
- Henry
Potter, Army Drum & Flute maker, by Terry McGee.
- Miniature
Regimental Drums (Armoury of St. James)
- Music
and Songs of WWII, by Robyn Dowsett (A British Soldier
Remembers)
- Drill
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Soldiers'
Drill, 1660-1715, by Ben Levick.
- Manual
of Arms [18th century], by Michael Fitzgerald and maintained
by Sean Kavanaugh.
- Exercise
for the Foot, 1757
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Hinde's
Discipline for the Light Horse (1778)
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The 1764 British Musket Drill
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The
Manual Exercise, 1764
- A
New System of Military Discipline, by Richard Lambert, Earl
of Cavan (1776).
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Sergeants' Pike Drill, 1814, by Robert Henderson (Discriminating
General)
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Rifle
Drill Manual, 1807
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Field Exercise, 1862 tanscribed
by Bruce Cairns.
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Manual of Elementary Drill (All Arms), 1935
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Pace Sticking, by B. Taylor.
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Ceremonial
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Defence of Britain Project
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Military
Museums and Other Places of Military Interest (Army list)
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Military Museums, by Henrik Teller (Simonides listing).
- Military-Shows.Com,
by Neil Weiner.
- German
POW Camps in Britain, WW2, by ?
- Location
of POW Camps in Great Britain, by Brett Exton.
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England
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Hampshire County Council listing)
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Simonides listing)
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Berwick
Barracks Museum (Simonides listing)
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British
in India Museum, Colne, Lancs (Simonides listing)
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Brooklands
Museum (Simonides listing)
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D-Day
Museum, Portsmouth (Simonides listing)
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East
of England Tank Museum, Harwich
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Eden
Camp Modern History Theme Museum, Malton (Simonides
listing)
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Fort
Nelson, Fareham (Simonides listing)
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Gurkha
Museum, Winchester (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
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Hogarth House (Elora, Ontario)
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Imperial
War Museum Reserve Collection, Duxford (Simonides listing)
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The
Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (museum site)
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The
Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (Simonides listing)
- Landguard Fort,
Suffolk (official site)
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Loughborough
War Memorial Museum (Simonides listing)
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Military
Vehicle Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- The
Muckleburgh Collection, Weymouth
(Museum site)
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Aviation
Museums in the UK
-
Museum
of Army Flying, Stockbridge (Simonides listing)
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Museum
of Army Flying, Stockbridge (museum site)
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Museum
of Badges and Battledress, Bedale (Simonides listing)
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National
Army Museum, RMA Sandhurst Outstation (Simonides listing)
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Needles
Old Battery, IOW (Simonides listing)
- Newhaven
Fort (Museum site)
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Nothe
Fort Museum of Coastal Defence, Weymouth (Simonides
listing)
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Palmerston Forts Society
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Pendennis
Castle, Falmouth (Simonides listing)
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Preston
Hall Museum,Stockton-on-Tees (Simonides listing)
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Redoubt
Fortress Museum, Eastbourne, Sussex
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Royal
Armouries Museum, Leeds
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Tank
Museum, Bovington (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
- Tank Museum,
Bovington (Museum site)
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Tank
Museum, Bovington (Simonides listing)
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War
Room and Motor House Collection, Harrogate (Simonides
listing)
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London
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Scotland
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Channel Islands
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Note: For
British Army research collections, guides, and services outside
the United Kingdom, see the appropriate
country
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Genealogical Research Help
-
My Ancestor was in the British Army: How can I find out
more about him?, by Michael J. and Christopher T. Watts.
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Finding
British Army Ancestors, by Don Dickson.
- Military
Genealogy on the Internet, by Peter Christian (Ancestors,
the family history magazine of the Public Record Office)
- Family
History Research and British Military History, 1801-1945
(The British Library)
- A
Synopsis for Searching Records at PRO, by Paul Wallace
(Britregiments@ Yahoo!Groups)
- PRO WO97 Soldiers
Records, by Brendan Stebbings
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British
Military Records, by East Anglian Village Research.
- Service
Records (Moving Here)
- Irish
Service Records (Moving Here)
- South
Asian Service Records (Moving Here)
- Caribbean
Service Records (Moving Here)
- Jewish
Service Records (Moving Here)
- Polish
Veterans Records in the UK, by A. Mongeon.
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The UK
& Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI)
- Regimental
numbers... 1829-1914, by Michael Hargreave Mawson
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Genealogical Help Service, by Scots at War Project.
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Rumors
of Glory: Military Genealogy, by Denis Grant.
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Army
Pension Records [18th century]
- Researching
Grandad's War [1914-1918], by Chris Baker (The British
Army in the Great War)
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Researching a Relative's Service in the Great War, by
Andrew Thornton.
- The
British Army in the Great War 1914-1919, by Tom Tulloch-Marshall.
- British
WW2 Veterans Reunion and tracing your Military Ancestors Page,
by Caryl Williams
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Government Publications
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Public Records
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Local Public Records
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Research Collections
-
Library Online Catalogues
-
Military Research for Hire (PRO, India Office,
etc.)
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Discussion Groups
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Historical Societies
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Books
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Periodicals
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Fiction: Flashman
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Films
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