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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….

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A Dorset Christmas

Get festive at The Tank Museum with fun-filled days of shopping, live entertainment, and a visit from Santa in his tank, 18-19 November 2023….

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History Rocks Film Premiere

The Tank Museum is  part of the global initiative, History Rocks, to screen the world premiere of the film “The War to End All Wars” by metal band Sabaton….

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October on YouTube

October 2023 – Every Friday we release new videos about tanks and tank warfare on The Tank Museum’s YouTube channel….

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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….

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Tanks at Flers

The Battle of the Somme commenced with a vast British attack on 1 July 1916. On that first day of battle, the bloodiest in the history of the British Army, there were over 57,000 British casualties….

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