The Manville Gun
One of my favourite war films is the Dogs of War, an adaptation of the Frederick Forysthe novel of the same name. A most memorable scenes is the final assault,…
Testing the Funnies
The specialist armoured engineering vehicles of the 79th Brigade under Sir Percy Hobart played a pivotal role in the success of the D Day landings, read more here. This video…
Securing the Skies
To coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the RAF have released a an interesting brochure that compares and contrasts the defence of British airspace then and…
A Pier at La Panne
I have been rather remiss in not writing anything about Dunkirk but with so much great material out there it is hard to produce anything that is interesting. On Twitter…
Bearskins, Bayonets and Body Armour
Bearskins, Bayonets and Body Armour is the title of a new book from Pen and Sword about the Welsh Guards in their 100th year anniversary During the First World War,…
A User Requirement Document – Piers for Use on Beaches
Before any piece of equipment can be developed or purchased there has to be some form of requirements setting exercise. A masterpiece of of 'getting to the point', this memo…
The North Sea Floods of 1953 – Swords to Ploughshares
61 years ago the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands suffered suffered at the hands of a severe flood (Watersnoodramp) caused by a heavy storm and high tides. Wikipedia has good…
Airfield Pipe Mines – OP CRAB STICK
In order to meet the WWII demand for airfields in the South East of England a massive build programme was started but the chances of these airfields falling into the…
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