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Category: Opinion

Photo of my dad, Horace Phillips

Remembrance Day 2016

Posted on 11th November 201610th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
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
HMS Vanguard, a Trident missile submarine

Don’t cut conventional arms spending to fund nukes

Posted on 22nd July 201610th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
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
Sign spotted in the trench at Tracks to the Trenches

Tracks to the Trenches 2016

Posted on 19th May 201610th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
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
Tessa the Tank logo

Meet Tessa the Tank

Posted on 26th January 201620th September 2021 by Russell Phillips
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
Tornado GR4

I oppose air strikes in Syria, not effective military intervention

Posted on 3rd December 201510th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
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
Remembrance Day Poppy

Remembrance Day: Teenagers and War

Posted on 11th November 201510th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
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
Tetrarch light tank

In defence of the Tetrarch

Posted on 29th July 201520th September 2021 by Russell Phillips
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
T-72M tank

Tank Fest 2015

Posted on 3rd July 20159th March 2016 by Russell Phillips
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

Nonfiction Authors Association Interview

Posted on 13th May 201519th June 2015 by Russell Phillips
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
Russell and son after the hair cut

Chernobyl Children fund raising – update

Posted on 5th May 201518th August 2015 by Russell Phillips
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
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Combat Engineering Equipment of the Warsaw Pact

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