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Category: Myth

Tetrarch light tank

The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank

Posted on 13th November 202016th January 2021 by Russell Phillips
The British A17 Tetrarch light tank is best known for its role in Operation Overlord, where they landed in Hamilcar gliders in support of the airborne troops. It’s often said that the Tetrarch w... Read More

The Iranian Embassy Siege: The Myth of the Wall

Posted on 5th May 202011th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
On 30th April 1980, terrorists stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. A six-day siege ensued, during which the embassy’s press attaché, Abbas Lavasani, was murdered... Read More
Seven British empire military personnel in uniform

Commonwealth Day: Britain Did Not “Stand Alone” in 1940

Posted on 9th March 201511th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
Today is Commonwealth Day. It seems like an appropriate day to remember that Britain didn’t stand alone in 1940. The Commonwealth, and a few other countries, stood with her. So I’m marking... Read More
Seven British empire military personnel in uniform

Britain Did Not “Stand Alone” in 1940

Posted on 11th November 201411th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
On Remembrance Day last year I wrote, “I consider Remembrance Day to be a time to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. Any war, any nationality, civilian, military, whatever.” I ... Read More
Gavrilo Princip

Gavrilo Princip and the Mythical Sandwich

Posted on 27th June 201411th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
It is generally accepted that the First World War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. In recent years, however, an extra twist has been ... Read More
Gavrilo Princip

Why People Want to Believe in Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

Posted on 30th September 201111th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
Recently, I posted a link on Google Plus, about a widely-held belief that Gavrilo Princip was eating a sandwich when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This, of course, was the trigger that set off t... Read More

Recent Posts

  • Photograph of a BREM-1
    The Soviet BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
    Jan 12, 2021
  • Tetrarch light tank
    The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank
    Nov 13, 2020
  • Remembrance Day Poppy
    Remembrance Day 2020
    Nov 11, 2020

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