Abbottabad was founded by Major James Abbott and was a beautiful hill station for the British Army. Rather like Shimla on our… — Manoj Kumar Copy Share Image
In the 1960s, my first-generation immigrant parents were gifted the olive branch of a blue British passport when working for the British… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. — Mike Jackson Copy Share Image
“The Russian action in Chechnya could be likened to the British Army reducing Edinburgh to rubble and expelling a couple of million… — Amjad M. Jaimoukha Copy Share Image
Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as… — Roma Downey Copy Share Image
I joined the British Army because she stood between Ireland and an enemy common to our civilization, and I would not have… — Francis Ledwidge Copy Share Image
When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
My father was an army champion boxer... in the British army. And so he loved boxing and talked it up as a… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor family. And I enlisted to… — Idi Amin Copy Share Image
“The usual fiction – that the war would involve precision targeting and the careful avoidance of civilian deaths – was stated by… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
Today a Scot is leading a British army in France [Field Marshall Douglas Haig], another is commanding the British Grand Fleet at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army]. — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
“The British army’s occupation of Arab territories ended four centuries of Ottoman rule over them. An entirely new political map emerged as… — Martin Bunton Copy Share Image
I know who Queen Elizabeth represents. I know she's the head of the British state. I know she has all sorts of… — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
My dad always had huge respect for the British Army. He always thought it was one of the best. And I think… — Isaac Herzog Copy Share Image
It's not an idle boast that the British Army is, man for man, probably the best fighting force in the world. — Nicholas Soames Copy Share Image
“I heard a woman has no place in politics.” Thomas grinned. “Politics is for everyone.” He tilted his head. “Who told you… — Amber Lynn Perry Copy Share Image
The Australian divisions and the New Zealanders had become what they were to remain for the rest of the war the spearhead… — John Terraine Copy Share Image
“The retaking of Mons, site of the first retreat, might be seen as poetic closure. It could also symbolize futility. The British… — Joseph E. Persico Copy Share Image
“Washington was concerned that the soldiers coming to him from Massachusetts were too few and of too low quality. He was disappointed… — C.L. Gammon Copy Share Image
“Bram stared into a pair of wide, dark eyes. Eyes that reflected a surprising glimmer of intelligence. This might be the rare… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
It's like guerrilla warfare. If you reveal your location, all it does is allow your opponent to improve his artillery bearings. It's… — Ralph E. Reed, Jr Copy Share Image
“In December 1776, some 600 Northampton militiamen marched to help defend Philadelphia from the British Army. But when these sometime soldiers experienced… — Francis Fox Copy Share Image
“If you truly love this woman, as you profess to, you will want the best for her. And from what I saw… — Amber Lynn Perry Copy Share Image
