MATILDA DIARIES Part 5 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank
Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum’s YouTube channel that…
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) Heavy Tank – The Russian Colossus That Defied Hitler’s Panzers!
Before the second world war, the Soviets developed several heavy tank prototypes. Other than the mentioned KV models there were the multi-turreted T-35 and the…
“Tip Of The Spear” – Review by Mark Barnes
Here is another impressive book from Stackpole Publishing, this time looking at the vista of German armoured reconnaissance vehicles, unit organisation and action on all…
Brave American WW2 Crew Who Get Together Every Year To Remember Their Service
This weekend is the 71st annual reunion for the crew of the USS Emmons. Seven shipmates and their families, along with the families of their…
How One Sailor With A Burning Flare Nearly Cost The USA an Aircraft Carrier
On the morning of the 26th of October, 1966 the USS Oriskany was stationed 50 miles off the north coast of Vietnam. A group of Skyhawk…
Top 25 Facts About The Panther Tank, A German WW2 Combat Monster
1) Over 6000 Panthers were built by the Germans but more surprisingly, nine were built by the British Army in 1945-1946. 2) The full name…
Tank Profile: Soviet Medium Tank T-34, Pics and Video!
The legendary game changing tank of the Soviet Red Army ― the T 34, with all its variants was the backbone of USSR armored units.…
6 Bizarre Weapons From Military History
You might think that you know about all the unique military weapons that have been made to date, but human beings have a penchant for…
Hiding Ships In Plain Sight: How Dazzle Camouflage Is Used To Confuse The Enemy
Dazzle camouflage was the brainchild of British artist Norman Wilkinson. It was put forward as a solution to the problem that ships could not be…
TANK 100 – The Centenary of the First Use of Tanks
The centenary of the first use of tanks in combat was commemorated in London on 15th September. Needless to say, our man Mark Barnes made…
Two WW2 Planes Collided Over Australia, Then The Pilot Who Saved Them Was Punished!
In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…
Tank Profile: M24 Chaffee, The Light Tank From WWII That Is Still In Service Today!
Filling in for the obsolete M3 Stuart tank which, the M24 Chaffee light tank entered the battlefields of Europe in November 1944, when 34 units were issued…