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The Tank Museum Announces More Guest Vehicles for TANKFEST 2026

Deborah II parked in a field

The Tank Museum has announced two replica World War I vehicles taking to the museum’s Kuwait arena for TANKFEST 2026. Guest vehicles Deborah II, a…

The Supersonic President: George W. Bush and the Dangerous “Deuce”

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US President George W. Bush meets pilots and crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Abrahan Lincoln as they return to the US after being deployed in the Gulf region 01 May 2003

While several U.S. presidents have served in the military, only one has officially broken the sound barrier as a fighter pilot. Before he was the…

£100,000 Donation Boosts Museum’s King Tiger Restoration Project

Worker overseeing work on the King Tiger V2

A £100,000 donation has boosted the Tank Museum’s plan to restore a unique World War II-era tank to running condition. The major gift means it’s…

The Tank Museum Releasing Guide to the Daimler Ferret

'The Tank Museum Guide to Daimler Ferret' against a backdrop featuring a nondescript military vehicle

The Tank Museum has announced the latest book in its “Guide to” series, The Tank Museum Guide to Daimler Ferret. Written by acclaimed author Pat…

The Tank Museum Continuing Major Restoration Work on King Tiger V2

Construction worker lifting the turret off King Tiger V2 with a rope, while other workers watch from behind the tank

The Tank Museum has announced the latest update on its restoration of the King Tiger V2. The restoration project, which is one of the museum’s…

From The Tank Museum: Wartime Bullet Discovered In Museum Tank

Mauser round placed upright on a surface

Conservation work stopped when engineers at the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, United Kingdom, discovered a live bullet that had lain undisturbed for over 80…

A Dentist’s Bizarre Idea: The WWII Plan to Turn Bats into Incendiary Weapons

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A fruit bat in a tree at Wat Khanon Tai.

When Los Angeles burned in January 2025, the frightening part wasn’t just the flames—it was the speed. Red Flag warnings were up, Santa Ana winds…

The “Star Wars” Droid of 1915: Why Russia’s Giant Tsar Tank Failed Before It Fought

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An artistic depiction of the Tsar Tank from World War 1.

Modern military power is measured by stealth and precision, but in 1914, Imperial Russia bet its future on a machine that looked like a steampunk…

The Great Panjandrum: WWII’s Rocket Wheel That Tried to Do What Robots Do Now

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The Great Panjandrum at Westward Ho!

Modern armies have a simple, brutal problem: how do you punch a safe lane through mines and obstacles without putting people in the kill zone?…

Long Before the U.S. Army, China Had Already Rewritten the Rules of War With This Invention

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Image of the Chinese army standing next to a Chinese flag.

Today, the People’s Liberation Army is widely viewed as a force on the rise—larger, more technologically advanced, and increasingly central to global military calculations. Discussions…

The First Guests Have Been Announced for TANKFEST 2026

Nashorn parked in a clearing in the woods

Two German-built tanks will be attending the world’s biggest display of historic moving armour this coming June. Nicknamed the Nashorn “Phoenix” after restoration was delayed…

This WWII Arctic War Aircraft Carrier Plan Sounds Ridiculous—Until You Learn Why

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Airplane carrier made of ice floating in the Arctic waters

It sounds like something dreamed up on a napkin during a long winter night, but it was very real. In the middle of World War…