Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. I have a red poppy, and I shall be observing the two minute silence at 11:00. For me, Remembrance Day is a time to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. An...Read More
Jane’s has reported that the UK is having to cut spending on conventional arms, in order to pay for the new Successor class ballistic missile submarines. I believe that the money spent on the nu...Read More
For my birthday this year, my wife gave me a family ticket to this year’s Tracks to the Trenches event. We went to the event on Sunday, and it was an interesting day. There were several narrow g...Read More
My wife has written a children’s book. I doubt there are many children reading my blog, but those of you that have children might appreciate that it’s about a retired Tetrarch tank 🙂 Te...Read More
Photo: SAC Scott Ferguson/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, the UK parliament voted to conduct air strikes against ISIL in Syria, which I believe was a mistake. There seems to be an assum...Read More
Earlier this year, Lieutenants Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from the US Army’s Ranger School. Not surprisingly, this prompted a lot of talk about women in co...Read More
Yesterday, Bovington Tank Museum posted a photo on their Facebook page, of a Tetrarch light tank being loaded onto a Hamilcar glider. I don’t mind admitting that I have something of a soft spot ...Read More
I spent last weekend at Bovington Tank Museum, attending Tank Fest 2015. For those who aren’t aware, Tank Fest is an annual event, where the museum brings out a selection of vehicles and has the...Read More
I’ve been interviewed by the Nonfiction Authors Association. A couple of excerpts: What inspired you to write your book? I’ve long had the impression that many Brits thought that the outco...Read More
Back in February, I wrote that my son and I were going to cut off our hair to raise money for Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), who help the children that are still suffering from the after-effects...Read More