Britain’s Shrinking Military - From Cold War Colossus to Cash-Strapped Shadow

War with Russia is often spoken of in 2023, but the drastic reduction in the size of Britain’s armed forces is often overlooked. Here, I compare the sizes of Britain’s military in 1991, when it was specifically trained and deployed to resist a Soviet assault into Western Europe, and 2023. The figures are fairly shocking, something the US government recently noted as well. Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers ’Zero Night’ and ’Castle of the Eagles’, both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: Visit my audio book channel ’War Stories with Mark Felton’: Help support my channel: Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the ’Comments’ section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the ’Comments’ section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; United States Air Force; UK Parliament; Ministry of Defence; Royal Navy; British Army; Royal Air Force; Bundeswehr; US Navy; Shaun Farmer; John Fielding; Android Nikolaienko; Simon Q; R Soner; fabric; Simon; Wonkabar007; Ronnie Macdonald.