Defence of the Realm

As the political claque indulge in their endless prattling, with ever-more detailed scrutiny of their own navels , the real world goes on. I...

The official reports do not always give the locations of the strikes but, for the date, Monday 4 May, the closest match tells of Navy F/A-1...

If the reality of Michael M Phillips – for a short period at least – was Jalrez Valley in western Afghanistan, defence correspondent Michae...

National interest is never so obvious as when newspapers are reporting on the deeds of the military in foreign fields. Thus, while we have a...

Looking at the latest instalment of the venture that is set to cost the British taxpayer some £3 billion this year, even we find ourselves r...

After last week's piece , Booker returns to the subject of Afghanistan with a vengeance this week , taking on the man signing himself ...

It is quite amusing in a macabre sort of way to see the so-called "political" media and blogs dive for cover when there is a real ...

It is now a matter of record that one of the reasons why the platoon house at Musa Qala in 2006 was effectively surrendered to the Taleban w...

Following the attempted take-over of Lashkar Gah by the Taleban on 11 October 2008, 3 Commando Brigade, which had only taken over on 8 Octo...