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Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 7: The Hull

Jack Beckett

As I mentioned, I spent several years getting bits together, the single most expensive was new track and roadwheels. However, the wheels turned out to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 6: Putting all the blocks together = one multibank

Jack Beckett

Having finished the blocks, I concentrated on the centre casing which joins everything together. Again, having two sets of everything helped but both sets of…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 5: Rebuild of the Blocks

Jack Beckett

Starting this had made me realise how many gaps there are in my photo record. All the pictures are on film and it would be…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 4: The Engines Continued

Jack Beckett

Now all the individual engines can be removed. This is best achieved by rotating the assembly to allow a vertical lift for each block. No…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 3: The engine continued

Jack Beckett

The aforementioned fan was the only casualty in the recovery as a blade broke off as we unloaded in my yard. Due to the size…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 2: The Engine

Jack Beckett

I spent about 9 years gathering parts for the restoration including a spare engine but I did remove the engine straight away to see just…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 1: The beginning

Jack Beckett

4000 hours later, Adrian Barrell walk us through the restoration of his Sherman  M4A4 – from range wreck to  world class restoration. My Sherman, M4A4…

Meeting A Veteran – By John Henry Phillips

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We grow up on stories of World War 2. From being a child pretending a fallen twig is a gun, to the extra excitement when…

THE TURKS IN KOREA – CREATING A MYTH (Part 1)

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By  Savvas D. Vlassis We often hear about the Turkish population of 80 million and Turkey’s powerful armed forces, the second largest in NATO, after…

Carnage At The Crossroads – The Malmady Massacre Part 3 – Murder

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PROLOGUE:  This incident was considered to be the worst WAR CRIME committed against American soldiers in the western European Theatre of WWII.  Much has been written & published…

Carnage At The Crossroads – The Malmady Massacre Part 1

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The Tragic Story Of Sgt. Cecil J. Cash By: Esther M. Ziock Carroll  PROLOGUE:  This incident was considered to be the worst WAR CRIME committed against American soldiers in the…

Top 5 Tips for Safely Collecting Inert Ammunition and Ordnance

Jack Beckett

Like many collecting focusses, militaria collectors with a passion for acquiring inert ammunition have many influences, be they stories from their grandfather’s tales of WW2,…