The Battle of Amiens was the start of the Hundred Days offensive, the series of advances that enabled the Allies to drive the German Army back and paved the way for the Armistice of November 1918….
German Coin Found in King Tiger Tank
A £1m fundraising effort by The Tank Museum to restore the oldest surviving King Tiger in existence was boosted when a WWII German coin was discovered inside it….
The Korean War
The Korean War, from June 1950 to July 1953….
History of the Conqueror
The British Army’s last heavy tank, the Conqueror….
‘A Complete Failure’: The Crusader’s First Action
The story of Operation Battleaxe and the Crusader’s first action in Spring 1941….
King Tiger Fundraising Appeal Close to Halfway
A private £100,000 donation from William Bannister has propelled The Tank Museum’s King Tiger V2 restoration fundraiser to reach nearly half of its £1m target….
King Tiger V2 Restoration Update: Part II
Latest updates and behind the scenes photos from the King Tiger V2 restoration project…
Fraser flamethrower collection
Take a look at a recent donation – a collection of reports, technical drawings, photographs and even a sectioned Churchill Crocodile flame projector……
King Tiger V2 Restoration Update: Part I
Latest updates and behind the scenes photos from the King Tiger V2 restoration project…
An Engineer’s Interrogation
The fifth of our Archive & Object Collection blogs takes a look at the interrogation of the Chief Technical Engineer of the Henschel Research and Experimental Establishment. …
Museum to Host Seminar for 110 Years of the Tank
The Tank Museum is seeking expert speakers for its inaugural academic seminar to mark 110 years of the tank….
A Rather Striking Clock
It’s time for the fourth instalment of our Archive & Object Collection blogs – this time, we take a look at a unique timepiece….
The Grand Tour to The Great War
Learn how luxury cars like the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost evolved into formidable armoured vehicles during the early 20th century….
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The third of our Archive & Object Collection blogs serves as a festive tribute to the most wonderful time of the year!…
Reflections From the Past
Our second Archive & Object Collection blog focuses on one of the earliest items to be donated to the Tank Museum….
‘Sam’ and the 61st Recce Regiment
The first of our Archive & Object Collection blogs tells a fun, if forgotten, ‘tail’….
Keeping Up with the Pattons
Tracing the family history of the American cold-war era Patton tanks….
King Tiger V2
Historian Ian Hudson explores the history of the King Tiger V2 prototype – the only surviving example with this distinctive turret design….
The Sherman: Myth or Reality?
Is there anything to the well-known accusations against the Sherman?…
The Tank That Missed the War, but Inspired a Generation
In the spring of 1945, a new tank was being tested by the British Army….
