Tag: UK
Project Prodigal and the British Army’s Flying Cars
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
M65 “Atomic Annie” Was Not The Only Nuclear Gun
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
New Song About Lidice
I’ve just discovered that the band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate have included a song about Lidice on their new album, Out of Mind. I was both surprised and very proud when one of the b... Read More
FV4401 Contentious: Britain’s S-Tank?
In the 1950s, the British army investigated the possibility of a main battle tank weighing around 20-30 tons. Named the FV4401 Contentious, it was part of Project Prodigal, which eventually led to the... Read More
Lidice Thunderclap and Giveaway
I’ve set up a Thunderclap to help raise awareness of the Lidice atrocity, and the work of the North Staffordshire miners to rebuild the village. To encourage people to support it, I’ve set... Read More
The CIA did not try to force Britain to hand the Falklands over to Argentina
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
Don’t cut conventional arms spending to fund nukes
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
New Book: A Ray Of Light
My latest book is now available – A Ray of Light: Reinhard Heydrich, Lidice, and the North Staffordshire Miners In March 2013, I was at the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent with my son. We wer... Read More