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The dangerous dysfunction at the heart of UK defence
Are we being ineptly governed? The evidence suggests so.
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
Its time to 'put up, or shut up'.
Can the current British government be trusted on defence? On the basis of the evidence, the answer has to be a resounding 'no'.
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
The wartime roots of our kaleidoscopic nation
It wasn't Windrush that made modern Britain, but our joint endeavour to defeat fascism in the Second World War.
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
Reporting the Siege of Kohima in Calcutta's Amrita Bazar Patrika
How the battle was reported in Indian newspapers in 1944
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
The Bong of Wong
A story of Bongwang BEM, the Wang of Namsang, Assam.
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
The Italian Sea Swine
The remarkable story of underwater innovation, ingenuity and courage
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
The Victory to Defeat Tour
Let me know if you want to join General Lord Dannatt, me and Paul Barnes on a 4-day trip to France 24-27 March 2026
 • Dr Robert Lyman MBE
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