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In 1942, Nazi engineers devised a plan to build a 1,500-ton supertank. The P1000 Rat, or “Land Cruiser,” was to be the largest and fiercest ...

Took this picture at a large all day game of 20mm WW2 using the Bolt Action rules just after X-mas.  I had a late entry into the game (I did...

Vintage tank hunters pulled a Valentine tank from the backwaters of the Warta River in western Poland this past October. Military vehicle co...

I would like to wish all the readers of my Blog a Happy New Year.  I hope 2013 is a good year for you and your families. Kind regards to al...

There are plans to commemorate the life of a World War II Spitfire pilot from East Yorkshire whose exploits made him stand out, even among W...

Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon issued two orders. He knew the first would not be followed, so he issued the second. First, Nixon ...

For more than a century, British troops have been receiving gift boxes at Christmas to bring them a taste of home comforts. The BBC's de...

Well, since I last posted the Vulture family has moved house and relocated 150 miles north in York.  Unsurprisingly not a stress free experi...

Stumbled across this excellent footage of the a M10 Achillies (owned by the Bovington Tank Museum) at this years War And Peace Show (in the ...

I posted back on 5 Oct 2012 that the photo-sharing web site Webshots had been taken over, and was become Smile.  This is a massive problem ...

Last Thursday at the Huntingdon & District Wargames Society I had my first game using the ' Bolt Action ' rules published by Wa...

This is worth watching in wide-screen  :)

Every bomb dropped in eight months of intense attacks by the German Luftwaffe is represented by a marker on the map of the capital.   Link...

The annual Army Photographic Competition recognises outstanding photography from Afghanistan and Army life. Army photographers deploy as so...

A secret disused underground station that was used by thousands of Londoners during the Blitz has been opened up for rare public viewing. ...

Star Wars fans around the world are coming together on the internet to construct a real-life version of the film's Millennium Falcon sp...

50 today ffs !  Not sure what to make of it if I'm honest.  Took the day off work, but apart from going out for lunch with the missus di...

It seems appropriate to the mark the occasion of exceeding 100,000 views on the Blog with a post to say thanks to all who have dropped by an...

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Be aware of a scam to steal wallets.  Over the last month I became a victim of a clever Eastern European scam whilst out shopping, and simpl...

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Subject : The Bacon Tree   Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert, wandering aimlessly and close to death. They are close  to just lyin...

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He was in ecstasy with a huge smile on his face as his wife moved forward, then backwards, forward, then backwards again, back and forth, ba...

Some quite interesting colour photos here of London during the war: Link - -

I won't comment on the politics of the current dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians in Gaza, but as someone interested in m...

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On December 8th, Auctions America by RM is holding one of the largest ever sales of WW II-era vehicles at the National Military History Cent...

Years ago I played the board game 'Apocalypse', produced at the time by Games Workshop. This is a 4 player strategy game where you ...

Comment :  Ouch !

IDIOT SIGHTING No.1 My daughter and I went to the McDonald's drive through check-out window to pay ...

Check this out chaps !   Link    Now if only I had room in my back garden... - -

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Frustration is crappy weather like this over the weekend when I'm wanting to get a door-skin off the truck to sort out some rot on it :(...

It was top-secret in 1959 and remains almost completely unknown to this day - the first Soviet nuclear missile base outside the USSR. But it...

Northrop Grumman has unveiled its proposal for the U.S. Special Forces' next combat car, the Medium Assault Vehicle – Light (MAV-L.) One...

A restored World War II troop landing ship ran aground in a western Kentucky lake but was not damaged and has returned to its Indiana ho...

REUE is the story of 2 American soldiers lost in enemy territory after an ambush. After taking one of the enemy hostage they soon realize th...

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This is a brilliant little video produced by the NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT for Ordnance (Automotive) Reclamation Section SOUTH PACIFIC ...

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For many years now I have used the Web Shots web site to store and share my photographs. At the last count I had 3,379 photos and 65 video...

As the secretary for my local branch of the Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) one of my duties is to write up a report on the activities of our ...