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The IRA Officer Who Turned Traitors Against the Spy Laundry — Brendan Hughes, 1972

The IRA Officer Who Turned Traitors Against the Spy Laundry — Brendan Hughes, 1972 Historical Notes

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The Forgotten RAF Raid Hidden by Germany’s Last Air Offensive

The Forgotten RAF Raid Hidden by Germany’s Last Air Offensive Historical Notes

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Operation Oyster: 23 Mosquitoes Hit by Birds at Combat Speed

Operation Oyster: 23 Mosquitoes Hit by Birds at Combat Speed Historical Notes

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The Capsule Spring That Made Plus 20 Standard for 105 Squadron Merlins

The Capsule Spring That Made Plus 20 Standard for 105 Squadron Merlins Historical Notes

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Why Britain Smelted Its TSR-2 After It Flew

Why Britain Smelted Its TSR-2 After It Flew Historical Notes

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Loughgall's Deadliest Unit: The RUC Station Bomb Record Before the SAS Trap

Loughgall's Deadliest Unit: The RUC Station Bomb Record Before the SAS Trap Historical Notes

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Why the Ballygawley Bus Bomb Forced British Troops Into East Tyrone Skies

Why the Ballygawley Bus Bomb Forced British Troops Into East Tyrone Skies Historical Notes

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Operation Neptune: The British Admiral America Doesn't Credit

Operation Neptune: The British Admiral America Doesn't Credit Historical Notes

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The Det Captain Who Vanished — Robert Nairac’s Last Night in Armagh

The Det Captain Who Vanished — Robert Nairac’s Last Night in Armagh Historical Notes

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AFDU Report108: RAF Ranked Spitfire Climb Above the Mustang

AFDU Report108: RAF Ranked Spitfire Climb Above the Mustang Historical Notes

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It Wasn't an SAS Jeep — The Canadian Truck That Saved the First Raid

It Wasn't an SAS Jeep — The Canadian Truck That Saved the First Raid Historical Notes

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Loughgall, May1987: The Ambush Eamon Collins Solved From Newry

Loughgall, May1987: The Ambush Eamon Collins Solved From Newry Historical Notes

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D Day Through Canadian Eyes The Story Hollywood Buried

D Day Through Canadian Eyes The Story Hollywood Buried Historical Notes

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IRA: Why the Gun Failed

IRA: Why the Gun Failed Historical Notes

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D-Day Through the Numbers: The Force Balance Film Erased

D-Day Through the Numbers: The Force Balance Film Erased Historical Notes

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Loughgall, May1987: The Hat-Trick Ambush East Tyrone Never Saw Coming

Loughgall, May1987: The Hat-Trick Ambush East Tyrone Never Saw Coming Historical Notes

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Loughgall, May1987: The Hour the Word Ambush Flipped the Attackers Into Victims

Loughgall, May1987: The Hour the Word Ambush Flipped the Attackers Into Victims Historical Notes

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Loughgall, May1987: The Hat-Trick Ambush East Tyrone Never Saw Coming

Loughgall, May1987: The Hat-Trick Ambush East Tyrone Never Saw Coming Historical Notes

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The SAS Operator Who Saved Hundreds in Nairobi — And Paid For B

The SAS Operator Who Saved Hundreds in Nairobi — And Paid For B Historical Notes

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The Troubles The Loyalist Bombings History Quietly Erased

The Troubles The Loyalist Bombings History Quietly Erased Historical Notes

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How The SAS Breaks Recruits With A Five-Star Hotel

How The SAS Breaks Recruits With A Five-Star Hotel Historical Notes

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One SAS Operator vs a Building Full of Gunmen — And the Nickname Nairobi Gave Him...

One SAS Operator vs a Building Full of Gunmen — And the Nickname Nairobi Gave Him... Historical Notes

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How The SAS Breaks Recruits With A Five-Star Hotel

How The SAS Breaks Recruits With A Five-Star Hotel Historical Notes

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Before Loughgall: The Three Police Stations Jim Lynagh's Unit Attacked, and the Bomb That Ended Them

Before Loughgall: The Three Police Stations Jim Lynagh's Unit Attacked, and the Bomb That Ended Them Historical Notes

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How One Gurkha Passed SAS Selection On A Frozen Leg

How One Gurkha Passed SAS Selection On A Frozen Leg Historical Notes

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The Nairobi Siege That Ended the SAS vs Navy SEALs Debate...

The Nairobi Siege That Ended the SAS vs Navy SEALs Debate... Historical Notes

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They Told The SAS To Stand Down… So They Went Anyway (*BASRA 2005*)

They Told The SAS To Stand Down… So They Went Anyway (*BASRA 2005*) Historical Notes

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Festung Breslau: The Last German City to Fall

Festung Breslau: The Last German City to Fall Historical Notes

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Stakeknife: The 15-Year IRA Mole British Intelligence Won't Talk About

Stakeknife: The 15-Year IRA Mole British Intelligence Won't Talk About Historical Notes

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Dublin 1974 The UVF Attack MI5 Wont Talk About

Dublin 1974 The UVF Attack MI5 Wont Talk About Historical Notes

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The British Aircraft We Built, Flew, and Then Deliberately Destroyed

The British Aircraft We Built, Flew, and Then Deliberately Destroyed Historical Notes

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The Worst Day of the Troubles Nobody Talks About | Dublin & Monaghan 1974

The Worst Day of the Troubles Nobody Talks About | Dublin & Monaghan 1974 Historical Notes

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Why HMS Conqueror Refused to Fire Its Modern Torpedoes

Why HMS Conqueror Refused to Fire Its Modern Torpedoes Historical Notes

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SAS Operators SMOKED The IRA's Deadliest Unit in 1987...

SAS Operators SMOKED The IRA's Deadliest Unit in 1987... Historical Notes

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The British Officer Who Sang in an IRA Pub And Fought 7 Men When They Dragged Him Out

The British Officer Who Sang in an IRA Pub And Fought 7 Men When They Dragged Him Out Historical Notes

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South Armagh 1976 The Hour the IRA Turned the Border Into Bandit Country

South Armagh 1976 The Hour the IRA Turned the Border Into Bandit Country Historical Notes

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America Paid for the Jet That Won the Falklands War

America Paid for the Jet That Won the Falklands War Historical Notes

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Why Argentina's Best Pilots Couldn't Sink the Royal Navy

Why Argentina's Best Pilots Couldn't Sink the Royal Navy Historical Notes

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Loughgall, 1987: The SAS Ambush That Exposed the IRA's Deadliest Internal Betrayal

Loughgall, 1987: The SAS Ambush That Exposed the IRA's Deadliest Internal Betrayal Historical Notes

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The IRA Officer Who Took Down the Belfast Laundry — Brendan Hughes, 1972

The IRA Officer Who Took Down the Belfast Laundry — Brendan Hughes, 1972 Historical Notes

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Warrenpoint 1979 The 12 Minutes That Forced the British Army to Abandon the Roads

Warrenpoint 1979 The 12 Minutes That Forced the British Army to Abandon the Roads Historical Notes

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Warren Point, 1979: The Ambush That Forced the British Army Into the Sky

Warren Point, 1979: The Ambush That Forced the British Army Into the Sky Historical Notes

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The Four Square Laundry The British Front Operation That Made a Profit While Hunting the IRA

The Four Square Laundry The British Front Operation That Made a Profit While Hunting the IRA Historical Notes

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The Belfast Laundry The Covert British Operation the IRA Unraveled

The Belfast Laundry The Covert British Operation the IRA Unraveled Historical Notes

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By The Numbers The British Sniper Round So Devastating the IRA Called It

By The Numbers The British Sniper Round So Devastating the IRA Called It Historical Notes

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How One British Agent Inside the IRAs Internal Security Broke the Mainland Campaign

How One British Agent Inside the IRAs Internal Security Broke the Mainland Campaign Historical Notes

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Dont Engage the SAS The IRA Warning That Was Ignored Before the Loughgall Trap

Dont Engage the SAS The IRA Warning That Was Ignored Before the Loughgall Trap Historical Notes

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Ballymurphy 1970 The Lone IRA Man Who Took Down a British Paratrooper Patrol

Ballymurphy 1970 The Lone IRA Man Who Took Down a British Paratrooper Patrol Historical Notes

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Why the Media Calls Loughgall an 'Ambush' — And How the SAS Actually Trapped the East Tyrone Brigade

Why the Media Calls Loughgall an 'Ambush' — And How the SAS Actually Trapped the East Tyrone Brigade Historical Notes

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What the IRA Realized When Gerry Adams Tipped Off the SAS

What the IRA Realized When Gerry Adams Tipped Off the SAS Historical Notes

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The Secret British Unit That Broke the IRA's 'Impenetrable' Clan Structure in South Armagh

The Secret British Unit That Broke the IRA's 'Impenetrable' Clan Structure in South Armagh Historical Notes

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Forkhill, 1975: The First IRA Man the SAS Took Down in Bandit Country

Forkhill, 1975: The First IRA Man the SAS Took Down in Bandit Country Historical Notes

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The Secret British Unit That Made the IRA Look Like Amateurs Inside the Det

The Secret British Unit That Made the IRA Look Like Amateurs Inside the Det Historical Notes

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The Deep Cover Agent the IRA Couldnt Catch in Glasgow

The Deep Cover Agent the IRA Couldnt Catch in Glasgow Historical Notes

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Why the IRA Couldn't Comprehend How British Snipers Hit Them From Moving Helicopters in South Armagh

Why the IRA Couldn't Comprehend How British Snipers Hit Them From Moving Helicopters in South Armagh Historical Notes

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South Armagh 1997 The Hour the SAS Took Down the IRAs Top Sniper

South Armagh 1997 The Hour the SAS Took Down the IRAs Top Sniper Historical Notes

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The Spitfire Got the Photograph the Hurricane Won the Battle of Britain

The Spitfire Got the Photograph the Hurricane Won the Battle of Britain Historical Notes

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The 65 Pink Land Rovers The MoD Built For 22 SAS In 1968

The 65 Pink Land Rovers The MoD Built For 22 SAS In 1968 Historical Notes

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Robert Nairac Walked Into a South Armagh Pub Alone and the 27 Hours That Followed

Robert Nairac Walked Into a South Armagh Pub Alone and the 27 Hours That Followed Historical Notes

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He Refused Bodyguards for 30 Years Then the IRA Reached the Royal Family at Sea

He Refused Bodyguards for 30 Years Then the IRA Reached the Royal Family at Sea Historical Notes

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