The First Tank Men
The world’s first tank men are the subject of a new exhibition case now on display at The Tank Museum. Before the Tank Corps was…
U-48 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL U-BOAT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
My daily commute into the capital allows me time to read plenty of books as long as I am able to zone out from the…
Pippingford Park 36 Hour tactical Event
This private tactical event was organised by Pete Skillman with help from Manny Trainor and Marc Almond and was set in the wonderful East sussex…
APP – Timeline WW2 with Dan Snow
Timeline WW2 with Dan Snow in association with British Pathe Timeline WW2, a definitive history of the Second World War for the iPad, brings to…
Rare vehicles to run for the first time
Preparations to make a selection of vehicles never before seen at TANKFEST are well underway. A further selection of `old favourites` will be complimented by…
M201/MB Differences Final Part
Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in the last of this four part series of…
Northern Military Expo
The NEW mid-year show on April 1st 2012 for the Northern Military Expo team was a huge success, the sell out show was the third…
Remains of a P-47 in France
The P-47 Thunderbolt, C or D model, is sunk in the waters near the town of Bastia, France. The unit is very close to the…
The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator Tom Parry Evans
Tommy Broom was a pre-war erk who left Somerset for a life of adventure in far off places in the British Empire. His time as…
HELL HAWKS!
HELL HAWKS! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler’s Wehrmacht.There is no question that it was one hell of a hard hitting…
Death of the Militaria Fair
THESE DAYS, most serious militaria dealers have their own websites and use online marketplaces to sell their collector pieces. But is the online revolution in…
TANKFEST UPDATE – VEHICLES
An outline list of Tank Museum vehicles set to take part in TANKFEST 2012 arena displays has been published. The list features Tiger 131, which…