By the middle of the 18th century, the British navy was the largest military-industrial complex in the world, the greatest focus of state investment, the glue that held the British empire together … ...

Built in London centuries ago to house soldiers “broken by age and war,” the Royal Hospital Chelsea has lived many lives, ...

British Army officer's paintings of his four years in Colditz Castle sold to keep notorious Nazi prison camp open to the public. By SUZANNAH HILLS . Published: 09:45 EDT, ...

British Army Revives Monuments Men to Salvage Art in War-Torn Countries The 15-person squad, formed to combat loss of cultural heritage in the Middle East, will specialize in art crime ...

The British Army commissioned a painting depicting two of its drones surrounding dinghies approaching England’s coastline, amid what the caption describes as “illegal people-trafficking”.

A Victorian painting shows two army recruits travelling through a Kerry glen, accompanied by British soldiers in red uniforms. The ragged clothes of the men highlight their poverty.

The occupation of Afghanistan had been a disaster, and the British retreat from Kabul, in which almost 17,000 were massacred by tribesmen, was one of the greatest military catastrophes in history.

Art & Exhibitions What Was Life Like in the Roman Army? The British Museum’s New Show Offers a Peek "Legion" showcases objects including scabbards, coins, and the world's only intact legionary ...

The British Army declared its first unit to fly the new AH-64E Apache Guardian, the 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (3 Regt AAC), ready for frontline duty after successfully completing Exercise Iron Titan.

The 1994 sculpture Lilith by American artist Kiki Smith will also feature in the exhibition, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Smith’s sculpture is cast from the body of a ...

The British Army commissioned a painting depicting two of its drones surrounding dinghies approaching England’s coastline, amid what the caption describes as “illegal people-trafficking”.

The British Army commissioned a painting depicting two of its drones surrounding dinghies approaching England’s coastline, amid what the caption describes as “illegal people-trafficking ...