When you think “British soldier”, you think of a man in leggings and a powdered wig holding a musket.
But in fact, the British fighting forces have been one of the toughest in history.
They’ve been on the ground on every single continent and reached the most distant corners of the world.
They’re also one of the most ethnically-diverse fighting forces, consisting of fighters of almost every nationality and background.
Nowhere was the fighting spirit of the Union Jack more evident than during World War II.
With bombs being dropped over London, and the future of Great Britain uncertain, British forces against all odds persevered.
The US military is the finest in the world, but check out how they compared to British soldiers during WWII when it came to toilet paper rations.
American soldiers were allowed 22.5 sheets of paper per day per man.
No idea who sat there and cut those sheets in half.
But British soldiers?
Per man, per day: 3 sheets.
Stiff upper lip indeed.
