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Category: Myth

Tetrarch light tank

The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank

Posted on 13th November 202020th September 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

M65 “Atomic Annie” Was Not The Only Nuclear Gun

Posted on 28th November 201813th January 2022 by Russell Phillips
Recently, I saw a link to an Atlas Obscura article about the M65 “Atomic Annie”. The M65 was a US 280mm artillery gun that could fire nuclear ammunition. The article claims that it was the world... Read More
Artist's impression of the NST (Next Soviet Tank)

Ghosts of the East: Soviet AFVs that never existed

Posted on 18th October 201713th January 2022 by Russell Phillips
During the Cold War, both sides did what they could to hide the capabilities of their military equipment. As Sun Tzu advised, “A military operation involves deception. Even though you are compet... Read More
Argentinian flag being raised on the Falkland Islands

The CIA did not try to force Britain to hand the Falklands over to Argentina

Posted on 24th January 201713th January 2022 by Russell Phillips
Last week, The Sun ran a story about how the CIA wanted to force Britain to hand over the Falkland Islands to Argentina and force British citizens living there to relocate to Scotland. The Daily Mail ... 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

A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WW1

A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WW1
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