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Welcome to the British military history task force. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. Scope[edit]This task force includes the military history of the United Kingdom, as well as the military histories of its component states (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) in the period before its formation. It also covers earlier military affairs in the same location, such as Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon principalities. Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding |
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Participants
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- Balin42632003 (talk · contribs) (Royal Navy, British Army, British Empire)
- CSJJ104 (talk · contribs)
- Cunobeline (talk · contribs) (Interested in Royal Regiment of Artillery History)
- DeWillem (talk · contribs)
- Edasf (talk · contribs) (interested in Battle of Imphal)
- EnigmaMcmxc (talk · contribs) (WW2 North West Europe 1944-45 and Mediterranean and Middle East theatre)
- Euryalus (talk · contribs) (Eighteenth century RN articles)
- Exemplo347 (talk · contribs) Notable British participants (including Victoria Cross recipients) in the Indian Mutiny 1857-59
- Farawayman (talk · contribs) (WW1 (Somme) and WW2 (Mediterranean))
- Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk · contribs)
- Gavbadger (talk · contribs) (RAF Bases, World War I, World War II, Cold War)
- GELongstreet (talk · contribs) (units, biographies, orders of battle, minor fixes and additions)
- Greenshed (talk · contribs) (Royal Air Force)
- Hauling Rags (talk · contribs) (17th Century - 20th Century land conflicts)
- HerodotusTheFraud (talk · contribs) (WWI, WWII, Imperial Conflicts)
- HLGallon (talk · contribs) (English Civil War, War of 1812, Revolutionary/Napoleonic Wars, Victorian Era, WW2 South-East Asian theatre)
- Innotata (talk · contribs)
- Kitchener1914 (talk · contribs) (will research anything)
- MilborneOne (talk · contribs) (Royal Air Force and aviation)
- Sadads (talk · contribs) (doing research on the Royal Navy and nautical culture during the 17th and 18th centuries)
- SmartyPants22 (talk · contribs) (British Army units and anything else that needs to be done)
- SoLando (talk · contribs)
- the_ed17 (talk · contribs) (the Royal Navy in the 20th century)
- Woody (talk · contribs) (All articles related to the VC, (recipients, lists, etc) Royal Navy related articles)
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Open tasks
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- ...to referencing and citation (23,015) • ...to coverage and accuracy (20,031) • ...to structure (5,104) • ...to grammar (960) • ...to supporting materials (4,998)
- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- Operation Paperclip (additional citations) • Pacific War (multiple issues) • Opium Wars (additional citations) • Causes of World War II (lead) • Nicholas Alkemade (additional citations)
- Requested articles
- Army Regulation Bill • Thomas Best (soldier) • Francis Blanchain • Bernard Brocas (Royalist) • Cannon Kopje • Combined Operations Directorate • Donkeyman • Dublin Brigade •First Anglo–Bengal War •Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion • Narendra Bir Singh • Thirty Committee • Paul Mainwaring Jones • County Galway Volunteers • Gurkha Security Guards Limited • Lifeguard (mercenary company) • James Patterson Steward • Saladin Security • Trident Maritime • Euan McPherson (commander in Lord Loudoun's army) • Headquarters Theatre Troops (British Army current unit) • Remote Radar Head (RAF radar station classification) • No. 11 Wing RAF • No. 51 Wing RAF • HMS Forth • Charles E. Morgan (Royal Navy officer) • British Military Volunteer Force • Rosyth Escort Force
- Expansion needed
- Battle of Germantown • Roulement • Addiscombe Military Academy • Home Defence Executive • Operation Accumulator • William Rowan • Richard James Dacres • Frederick Haines • Cádiz Expedition (1625) • Battle of Skerki Bank • Cádiz Expedition • Richard Clement Moody • Arthur Reid Lempriere • Henry Spencer Palmer • Royal Engineers, Columbia detachment • 8x57mm IS (nomenclature as "7.92mm" by Poland and GB?) • William Vavasour • Battle of Foz de Arouce • Nicholas Alkemade • Philip Smith (British Army officer) • No. 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron • 871 Naval Air Squadron • 883 Naval Air Squadron
- Images needed
- Siege of Calcutta • Operation Telescope • Åndalsnes landings • Vyvyan Evelegh • Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill • John Chapple (British Army officer)
- Merging needed
- Add an article here!
- Citations needed
- Operation Telescope • Åndalsnes landings • HM Prison Shepton Mallet • Alauna (Maryport) • No. 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron • 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom) • Ordnance Department
- Translation needed
- Add an article here!
Article alerts
[edit]Today's featured articles
- 20 Dec 2025 – Battle of Bronkhorstspruit (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Today's featured article requests
- 14 Feb 2026 – James Cook (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Noleander (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 11 Dec 2025 – Abbeville Conference (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Dec 2025 – Ednyfed Fychan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Tipcake (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Dec 2025 – HMS Busy (1778) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Euryalus (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Nov 2025 – HMS Chesterfield (1745) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Euryalus (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Nov 2025 – Baker's Horse (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dumelow (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2025 – 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow disasters (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 11WB (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 17 Nov 2025 – RFA Growler (1890) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Trainsandotherthings (t · c) was closed as keep by CycloneYoris (t · c) on 10 Dec 2025; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
Categories for discussion
- 06 Dec 2025 – Category:Continental Army officers from Bermuda (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 09 Dec 2025 – Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/United Kingdom (1913-1953) (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 09 Dec 2025 – Washingtongeorge (talk · edit · hist) →George Washington was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 05 Dec 2025 – Ednyfed Fychan (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Tipcake (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Nov 2025 – Zungeni Mountain skirmish (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Dumelow (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – HMS Lizard (1757) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow disasters (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Battle of Edington (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 04 Dec 2025 – Herbert Stewart (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AssociateAffiliate (t · c); start discussion
- 29 Nov 2025 – Harry Altham (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AssociateAffiliate (t · c); start discussion
- 23 Oct 2025 – Great Blow (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Beejamjam (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Oct 2025 – Hugh Roe O'Donnell (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SkywalkerEccleston (t · c); start discussion
- 20 Oct 2025 – 1914 fleet review (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dumelow (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Sep 2025 – Niall Garbh O'Donnell (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SkywalkerEccleston (t · c); start discussion
- 08 Sep 2025 – Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dumelow (t · c); start discussion
- 19 Jul 2025 – Alan Macfarlane Sloan (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Rahim231 (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Jun 2025 – John S. Bennett (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Aeengath (t · c); start discussion
- 27 May 2025 – James "Spanish" Blake (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SkywalkerEccleston (t · c); start discussion
Featured article reviews
- 03 Dec 2025 – House of Plantagenet (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Borsoka (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 10 Dec 2025 – Henry le Despenser (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Dec 2025 – Military history of Gibraltar during World War II (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Nov 2025 – James Blunt (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Nov 2025 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Nov 2025 – Battle of Long Island (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 01 Dec 2025 – Royal Navy during the Victorian Era (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Mr.Lovecraft (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Nov 2025 – James Murray Irwin (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Tim P (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Oct 2025 – Cold War (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Protoeus (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 02 Dec 2025 – Thomas Graves (Royal Navy officer) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Thomas Graves (admiral, died 1814) by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Dec 2025 – Cnut's invasion of England (talk · edit · hist) move request to Danish conquest of England by Ælfgar (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 14 Sep 2025 – HMS Borage (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to LÉ Macha by I am the pootis man1 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 20 Nov 2025 – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Keivan.f (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Dec 2023 – History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Jun 2021 – Fédon's rebellion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by JPxG (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jul 2019 – Victory parade (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by KolbertBot (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 13 Sep 2025 – Draft:Second Raid on the Suez Canal (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Mccapra (t · c) was declined by Hurricane Wind and Fire (t · c) on 08 Dec 2025
Resources
[edit]| Title | Author | ISBN | Year and place published | Publisher | Period | Comments |
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| The History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 (4 Volumes) | Maurice, Frederick | 1906 | Hurst and Blackett | Second Boer War | ||
| Cassell's Battlefields of Britain and Ireland | Brooks, Richard | 0-304-36333-2 | 2005, London | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | 55BC–1940 | |
| Naval Operations | Corbett, Sir Julian S. & others.. | London | WW1 | 5 volumes, Vol IV by Sir Henry Newbolt | ||
| Official History of the Great War, Military Operations Egypt & Palestine. Vol II Part I | Falls, Cyril | 1930 | WWI | |||
| Official History of the Great War, Military Operations France and Belgium 1918. Vol II. | Edmonds, Sir J | 1870423941 | 1937 | WWI | link | |
| Official History of the Great War, Military Operations France and Belgium 1915. Vol II:Battles of Aubers Ridge, Festubert, and Loos | Edmonds, Sir J | 1870423925 | WWI | a link | ||
| Official History of the Great War, Military Operations France and Belgium 1916. Vol I. Sir Douglas Haig' s Command to the 1st July: Battle of the Somme | Edmonds, Sir J | 0901627976 | 1932 | WWI | a link | |
| War in the Air. Being the Story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. Vol 6 | Jones, H A | 9781843424178 | 1937 | WWI | ||
| Defence of the United Kingdom | Collier, B | 1-84574055-6 | 1st published 1957 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press | WW2 | Online |
| The Campaign in Norway | Derry, T.K. | 1-84574057-2 | 1st published 1952, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press | Online | |
| British Military Administration in the Far East, 1943-1946 | Donnison, F. S. V. | 1956-66 London | HMSO | WW2 | ||
| Civil Affairs and Military Government: North-West Europe, 1944-46 | Donnison, F. S. V | 1956-66 London | HMSO | WW2 | ||
| Civil Affairs and Military Government: Central Organization and Planning | Donnison, F. S. V | 1956-66 London | HMSO | WW2 | ||
| The War in France and Flanders | Ellis, L.F.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-056-4 | 1st published 1953, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | Online | |
| Victory in the West, Volume I: The Battle of Normandy | Ellis, Major L.F.; Allen RN, Captain G.R.G.; Warhurst, Lieutenant-Colonel A.E.; Robb, Air Chief-Marshal Sir James; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-058-0 | 1st published 1962 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| Victory in the West, Volume II: The Defeat of Germany | Ellis, Major L.F.; Warhurst, Lieutenant-Colonel A.E.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-059-9 | 1st published 1968 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| Allied Administration of Italy 1943-45 | Harris, C. R. S. | 1957, London | ||||
| British Intelligence in the Second World War | Hinsley, F.H. & others, | 1979-90, London | HMSO | |||
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume I The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941) | Playfair, Ian Stanley Ord; Stitt RN, Commander G.M.S.; Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Toomer, Air Vice-Marshal S.E.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-065-3 | 1st published 1954 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | Online | |
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume II The Germans come to the help of their Ally (1941) | Playfair, Ian Stanley Ord; Flinn RN, Captain F.C.; Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Toomer, Air Vice-Marshal S.E.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-066-1 | 1st published 1956 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | Online | |
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume III: British Fortunes reach their Lowest Ebb (September 1941 to September 1942) | Playfair, Ian Stanley Ord; Flinn RN, Captain F.C.; Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-845740-67-X | 1st published 1960 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume IV: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa | Playfair, Ian Stanley Ord; Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Flinn RN, Captain F.C.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-068-8 | 1st published 1966 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume V: The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944 | Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Flinn RN, Captain F.C.; Davies, Major-General H.L.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-069-6 | 1st published 1973 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume VI: Part I - 1st April to 4th June 1944 | Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; Flinn RN, Captain F.C.; Davies, Major-General H.L.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Revised by Jackson, William G.F.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-070-X | 1st published 1984 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume VI: Part II - June to October 1944 | Jackson, General W.G.F.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-071-8 | 1st published 1987 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume VI: Part III - November 1944 to May 1945 | Jackson, General W.G.F.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P.; Butler (editor), James Ramsay Montagu | 1-84574-072-6 | 1st published 1988 London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The Royal Air Force, 1939-45 | Richards, D. and St George Saunders, H. | 1953-4, London | HMSO | |||
| British Military Administration of Occupied Territories in Africa During the Years 1941-1947 | Rodd, Lord Rennel of | 1947, London | HMSO | |||
| The War at Sea, Volume I: The Defensive. | Roskill, S.W. | 1-84342803-2 | 1st published 1954, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War at Sea, Volume II: The Period of Balance. | Roskill, S.W. | 1-84342804-0 | 1st published 1956, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War at Sea, Volume III: Part 1 - The Offensive 1 June 1943-31 May 1944. | Roskill, S.W. | 1-84342805-9 | 1st published 1960, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War at Sea, Volume III: Part 2 - The Offensive 1 June 1944-14 August 1945. | Roskill, S.W. | 1-84342806-7 | 1st published 1961, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| Grand Strategy | Various | 1956-76, London | HMSO | |||
| Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany (Four Volumes) | Webster, C and Frankland, N. | 978-1845744366 | 1st published 1961, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; naval & Military Press | ||
| The War against Japan, Volume I: The Loss of Singapore. The fall of Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore in 1941-9-1942 | Woodburn Kirby, S. & others | 1-84574060-2 | 1st published 1957-69, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War against Japan, Volume II: India's Most Dangerous Hour. The loss of Burma and Japan's threat to India 1941-1942 | Woodburn Kirby, S. & others | 1-8457406-1 | 1st published 1957-69, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War against Japan, Volume III: The Decisive Battles. Kohima, Imphal and the Chindit Campaigns | Woodburn Kirby, S. & others | 1-84574062-9 | 1st published 1957-69, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War against Japan, Volume IV: The Reconquest of Burma | Woodburn Kirby, S. & others | 1-84574063-7 | 1st published 1957-69, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The War against Japan, Volume V: The Surrender of Japan | Woodburn Kirby, S. & others | 1-84574064-5 | 1st published 1957-69, London; reprinted 2004 | 1st published HMSO; Naval & Military Press Ltd | ||
| The British Part in the Korean War (2 volumes) | Farrar-Hockley, A | 978-0116309532 | 1990-95, London | HMSO | Korean War | |
| Official History of the Falklands Campaign (2 volumes) | Freedman, Sir L. | 978-0415419123 | 2005, London; revised & updated 2007 | Routledge | Falklands Campaign |
- UK Ministry of Defence History Section
- Imperial War Museum Collections
- Regiments.org
- Britain's Small Wars
- First World War.com
- Britishempire.co.uk - Armed Forces
- Order of Battle Site
- British Unit Histories WWII
- HyperWar British Official Histories
- search the London Gazette. You should be able to find the official record of commissioning and promotion for all officers in British service from 1665 on, + some info on secondment to non-regimental duties (e.g. staff appointments), official letters and despatches (in earlier conflicts, these are often published more or less contemporaneously, in the case of WWII, official despatches weren't published until the late 1940s). Prior to approx 1997 the pdfs have been created by scanning the original paper copies, and then using OCR to generate searchable text, so you're not 100% guaranteed to find what you're looking for. It's worth trying various combinations of full name, initials + surname, and for more recent issues, service number. {{LondonGazette}} can be used to provide consistent formatting, and ease future maintenance of references.
- Documents online at The National Archives has various categories of utility. To see the full original document a fee is required, but often the description returns useful information.
- British Journal for Military History - Open access academic journal. Also covers the militaries of the British Empire/Commonwealth countries.
- Source Documents Relating to the Wars of Edward III