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Now, 35 years after the triumphant end of the Falklands War, a new book dramatically rewrites the fall of Stanley as a modern version of the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879.

British Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) Member in Afghanistan, 2012 (500x667) Source: http://i.imgur.com/k6Omq9F.jpg

Two of the very best special forces of the modern age. But how do they compare?

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The UK now fields only 227 main battle tanks, a far cry from the 900 or so strong inventory only a couple of decades ago.

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The British Army is set to move away from its use of the FN Para Minimi or L110A2 at the fire team level. The move will reopen debate around suppresive fire

“The union of the British race, the firm and effective federation of our people in all quarters of the earth, appears to me to be of such transcendent importance as a matter of both morals and of politics. - F.S. Oliver, British Writer 🇬🇧”