The M47 Patton was one of a series of American tanks developed during the early years of the Cold War….
William Carnie Donation
The Tank Museum has received a donation from the family of Private William James Carnie, who served as Musical Box’s, driver….
How to Invent a DD Tank
How one of D-Day’s most iconic tanks was designed, by the inventor, Nicholas Straussler….
Prichard: Sieges, Escapes & Internment
A recent donation tells the story of a man whose career included having 17 tanks shot from underneath him, a prison break, and a military cross….
Tanks on D-Day
Tanks played a key part in the D-Day invasion, and particularly those peculiar, modified tanks known as Hobart’s Funnies….
Watching Paint Dry
The Tank Museum has received an unusual donation that will be of particular interest to the tank model making community….
Tracks and Wheels Returns
Featuring daring mountain bike displays and supercars, the Tracks and Wheels event returns to The Tank Museum….
A Bridge Too Far
The Museum has received a collection of pictures that captured the filming of ‘A Bridge Too Far’, the award winning 1977 war epic that depicted Operation Market Garden….
Tank Inventor Medal Discovery
The Tank Museum has received a donation of two medals belonging to Walter Gordon Wilson, one of the principal inventors of the tank….
Universal Tank flamethrower proposal
Drawings have been found that show a proposal for the FV201 Universal Tank with a flamethrower modification….
Replacing the Chieftain
The Archive at The Tank Museum has received declassified Ministry of Defence documents that relate to the replacement of the aging Chieftain Main Battle Tank….
Clement Arnold and the Musical Box
Clement Arnold was one of four brothers from a Llandudno family, who volunteered to fight on the outbreak of war; three of whom served in the Tank Corps….
A Portrait of Major Sydney John King MC RTR
The Tank Museum has bought at auction a portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel S. J. King, M.C., Royal Tank Regiment….
Photograph Appeal
The Tank Museum has launched an appeal to find a photograph of Walter Charles Green, who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the Battle of Cambrai….
The FV4005
The FV4005 has what is almost certainly the largest gun ever fitted to a tank….
We Remember
The Tank Museum’s Archive holds a copy of the telegram notifying troops of the end of hostilities on the 11 November 1918….
The Harris Letters
The Tank Museum Archive has recently received a large donation of letters that give a moving insight into the life of one young soldier at the start of WWII….
Tanks and Graffiti
Art-inspired half term activities at The Tank Museum include the Exhibition Team adding graffiti to a M4A4 Sherman….
Valentine: What’s in a name?
No other tank bears such an un-war like name as The Valentine. But despite its somewhat ironic nomenclature, the Valentine Infantry Tank was an inspired, if not risky development….
100 Years of the Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment celebrates one hundred years of being granted the distinction of using the title of `Royal’ in their name on 18th October 2023….
