History and recollections
Military history
History is more than dates and battles. It is the people who were there, the places they served and the experiences they carried home.
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Historical reference articles
Written and reviewed by the editors, with sources recorded
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Personal recollections
Members' own accounts, always labelled as such
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Historical categories
Periods, conflicts and themes to browse
Browse by period
Historical categories
These are the periods and themes this community has asked for. They do not cover every country's military history, and no two nations name or date their conflicts in quite the same way.
- World War One0 itemsService, letters home and family memory from the First World War.
- World War Two0 itemsEvery theatre and every service, and the generation that came home from it.
- Korean War0 itemsAccounts and material relating to the Korean War.
- Cold War0 itemsStanding readiness, garrisons, submarines, aircraft and the people who kept them on station.
- Northern Ireland0 itemsMaterial relating to service in Northern Ireland.
- Falklands Conflict0 itemsThe South Atlantic in 1982 — ships, squadrons, landing forces and the chain that supported them.
- Gulf Conflicts0 itemsService in the Gulf, from the 1990s onwards.
- Afghanistan0 itemsMaterial relating to service in Afghanistan.
- Iraq0 itemsMaterial relating to service in Iraq.
- Peacekeeping Operations0 itemsPeacekeeping, observer missions and the deployments that rarely make the history books.
- Military Aviation0 itemsAircraft, aircrew, ground crew and the squadrons they served with.
- Naval History0 itemsShips, crews, dockyards and life at sea.
- Army History0 itemsRegiments, formations, campaigns and the soldier's routine.
- Military Technology and Equipment0 itemsKit, vehicles, signals and the equipment people actually used.
- Training and Military Life0 itemsBasic training, barracks, mess life, sport and the ordinary days.
- Other Conflicts and Service History0 itemsAnything that does not fit the categories above — or spans several of them.
Recent contributions
Newly added to the archive
The archive is being assembled
No historical articles or personal recollections have been published yet. Nothing here is written in advance or filled with placeholder history — every entry will be published by the editors or contributed by a member, with its sources recorded.
If you have a recollection of your own service, or you are researching a relative, a ship or a squadron, this is the place for it.
Personal recollections
A recollection is your own account of where you served, who you served with and what it was like. It is not presented as independently verified history, and it never replaces the official record — but it is often the only place the human detail survives.
Write it in your own words. Add approximate dates and the unit or establishment if you can. You can keep it private while you work on it, and change your mind about it at any time.
Join to write yoursHow sources are described
Every source is labelled with the kind of material it is, so you can weigh it yourself.
- Official historical reference
- Museum or archive source
- Academic or published history
- Personal recollection
- Community-contributed information
A source being listed means a contributor recorded it. It does not mean Still Comrades has verified every claim, and it never implies an official endorsement.
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