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How colonial military tried to control soldiers' sex drive

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth inspects a guard of honour mounted by the King's African Rifles at Buckingham Palace Gardens in England, Britain on June 11, 1957. [File, Standard]

For ages, military commanders have agonised on how to cool romantic fires raging in the hearts of their soldiers.

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