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    1066 to 2014

    The Daily Telegraph has a set of photos showing a soldier's kit from 1066 to 2014, mainly those who served in the British Army and the photo is the...
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    Sidney Jary and a bonus or two

    I've not this book so wondered about the author. ARSSEE has this from 2008, which refers to other recommended books, only George McDonald Fraser's have I...
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    I think Jim Storr's book 'The Human face of War'...

    I think Jim Storr's book 'The Human face of War' has been mentioned elsewhere; it looks at many modern aspects of modern war, not IIRC the weight of combat kit, certainly command & control. A...
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    Dog bark patrolling?

    Jon,

    If this article appeared in BAR, it will not be online. BAR remains a print only, internal publication and non-official access is much harder now. You maybe able to get access via the BDLS or...
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    There is a thread on the unofficial blogsite...

    There is a thread on the unofficial blogsite ARRSE which refers to Project Payne (which is a rather odd name choice, or humour):http://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/project-payne-ibs.201353/
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    Go slow to be safe and fail

    I suspect this short comment, with video clip, is not new. A joint ANA-US Army action April 2013:http://www.offiziere.ch/?p=11922
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    "Me Doctor of Medicine, I no wear body armour, me expert"

    120mm,

    Would I be correct that US Army doctors never wearing body armour? Not even in pre-deployment training or basic training?

    Unsure about the British Army, another contributor may be along...
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    Scientists create 'custard armour' to protect soldiers

    Couldn't resist this, no doubt a brilliant scientific discovery, but the headline is great! Subtitled:
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