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Photograph of a BREM-1

The Soviet BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle

Posted on 12th January 202118th January 2021 by Russell Phillips
In contrast to the German army during the Second World War, the Soviet army did not have specialised recovery vehicles or tactics for using them. They started to experiment with their use at the end o... Read More
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
Remembrance Day Poppy

Remembrance Day 2020

Posted on 11th November 20203rd November 2020 by Russell Phillips
Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. I have a poppy, and I shall observe the two minute silence at 11:00. For me, this is a day to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. Whatever thei... Read More
Book cover for A Strange Campaign: The Battle For Madagascar by Russell Phillips. There is a photograph of British troops going ashore from a landing craft, overlaid with a Union Jack. There is another photo of French prisoners of war escorted by British troops, overlaid with a French Tricolore.

A Strange Campaign available for pre-order

Posted on 8th September 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips
On 5th May next year my next book, A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar, will be published. This coincides with the anniversary of Operation Ironclad, which marked the start of the campaign. ... Read More
Valentine tank disembarking from Bachaquero

My next book title is …?

Posted on 7th July 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips
My next book will be about the battle for Madagascar in WWII. It will cover the entire campaign, from the initial landings to the final Vichy surrender. I’m still undecided about the title. Some... 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
Handley Page vehicle with wings extended

Project Prodigal and the British Army’s Flying Cars

Posted on 17th March 202017th March 2020 by Russell Phillips
On a visit to the National Archives, I ordered document AVIA 65/1540, “Project PRODIGAL: army vehicle with limited airborne capability”. I was expecting it to be about FV4401 Contentious, ... Read More

The Joy of Hex — Making a Hex Mat for Wargaming

Posted on 6th February 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips
A little while ago, I decided to try miniature wargaming on a hex grid. There are plenty of companies that will supply wargaming mats printed with hexagons or squares. I already had two plain green ma... Read More
Photograph of Afghan soldiers loading a 73mm SPG-9

Soviet 73mm SPG-9 Kopye Recoilless Gun

Posted on 7th January 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips
Introduced in the late 1960s, the SPG-9 was a light anti-tank gun mounted on a tripod. It had a four-man crew, and could be carried by two soldiers.... Read More

Christmas Countdown Sale

Posted on 13th December 201928th August 2020 by Russell Phillips
I’m running a “Christmas Countdown” sale. Every day for ten days on the run-up to Christmas 2019, one ebook will be discounted to £0.99/$0.99 everywhere except Amazon (it’s no... Read More
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  • 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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