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 25 May 2009 |
| Preserved Tanks In France |
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As I haven't blogged for a while it may look like things have gone quiet here - but the opposite is true. With the 65th anniversary of D-Day on the horizon, I have spent the last few months producing a Third Edition of Preserved Tanks In France. It has been quite a challenge, and has grown in size from the original 72 pages to a very substantial 154 pages. The aim has simply been to produce the best and most complete guide for visitors touring the D-Day battlefields, and further afield.
It is now available to buy from here:
Armour Archive Storefront
That's as much hard sell as I'm going to do here. Go to that link for more information, or visit ArmourArchive. As ever, everything on PreservedTanks.com remains free, and the content of the new Third Edition of PTIF will be put online here as soon as I'm able. The first chapter, covering tanks on display around Normandy, is already taking shape - just look for a Normandy link. |
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18 January 2009 |
| The Death of Jacques Littlefield |
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It is with regret we pass on the sad news of the death of Jacques Littlefield. He died a week ago after a battle with cancer. Many of us knew him as one of the great 'gentlemen' tank collectors; he had invested a lot of time, energy and money in putting together one of the biggest and best restored collections of tanks in the world. His funeral will take place on 2nd March at Stanford University.
The work he started will continue through the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation he founded.
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30 December 2008 |
Regular visitors will have noticed that the big Russian tank museum at Kubinka is now online on this site:
Kubinka
This is a copy of the first chapter of the book Preserved Tanks in Russia, available from Armour Archive. Updates to it will be made available during 2009. Kubinka is a huge collection containing many unique and unusual Soviet prototypes, such as the four-tracked Obiekt 279:
Do have a look around. |
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23 November 2008 |
At the end of last month I was able to spend a day at the Bovington Tank Museum, and so catch up on the latest changes going on there.
The new 'Tank Story' hall was looking to be nearly complete, although it doesn't open officially until early next year. The new tank display arena is already in use, and I saw a brief display of vehicles there (since it was school holidays) including a Chieftain Stillbrew getting a good run.
I'll post full details with photo's as soon as I have it organised. |
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01 October 2008 |
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