Many had seen it as a badge of pride that the UK army had up until this point been ... ‘Private Godfrey’s War’, which was set during WW2. Comedy Dad’s Army deals with the benign platoon ...

When the war started, lots more soldiers were needed. Not everyone wanted to go to war. Conscription came in 1916. At first, conscription meant that all fit, single men had to join the army ...

The UK must revamp its approach to conscription to brace for a potential global conflict, according to former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger. He believes the nation "needs a wake-up call" and suggests ...

Krisjanis Karins also said it was “inevitable” that the UK would have to increase its ... and reintroduced conscription following the invasion of Ukraine. All able-bodied men aged 18 to ...