The sinking of HMS Louvain in the Aegean Sea on 20th January 1918 led to the deaths of 73 Maltese naval ratings.

Operation Torch; Sicily & Italy; a changing role; Normandy; final operations in Europe & the Far East; and the end of the Army Commandos.

Layforce; operations in Norway; the Bruneval Raid; establishment of the Royal Marine Commandos; raids in France; and the Commando Order.

The formation of the Commandos; establishment of the Commando course; insignia, weapons & equipment; different roles; and the first raids.

On 22nd September 1943, British midget submarines carried out a daring attempt to sink the mighty German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.

In 1916, David Railton, an army chaplain, had an idea that was to transform the way the British people remembered their war dead.

The story of Hannah Snell, the first woman ever to join the Royal Marines, more than 270 years before females were first allowed to do so.

A look at the 18th century coastal defence system built by the Knights of St. John to defend ir-Ramla l-Ħamra against possible attacks.

The story of HMS Upholder - Britain’s most successful submarine of the Second World War.

The Parabolic Acoustic Mirror built at Magħtab, on Malta’s northern coast, was an experimental early-warning system.

The stories of some of the men who are buried at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery in Sicily.

The stories of some of the men who are buried at the Catania War Cemetery in Sicily.

The stories of some of the men who are buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery in Sicily.

The part played by the 231st Independent Infantry Brigade during Operation Husky - the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943.

The Canadians advance inland; tough uphill battles; and the closing stages of the campaign.

Canada declares war; first combat operations; and the attention shifts to Sicily - the landings and early battles.

The parachute drop goes awry, and the Paras try to hold out when the relief column from XIII Corps fails to show up.

On 13th July 1943, the 1st Parachute Brigade was tasked with capturing the Primosole Bridge to secure a crossing across the Simeto River.

On the night of 9th/10th July 1943, the SRS was tasked with silencing an Italian coastal battery that posed a threat to the Allied landings.

Disaster strikes; the battle at the Ponte Grande; and the human cost of Operation Ladbroke.