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Exploring Medway: Epicentre of a battle that changed the globe

Jun 14, 2017 Seema Syeda Articles, Museums, Slider 0

350 years to this day, the Dutch finally withdrew from their daring raid on the Royal Navy’s fleet at Chatham. Also known as the Battle of Medway, the raid resulted in one of the most...

Shifting Sands: Lawrence of Arabia and the Great Arab Revolt

Dec 09, 2016 Hazel Blair Articles, Galleries, Modern, Museums, Slider, WWI 0

Shifting Sands is an exhibition about T E Lawrence, probably known to most of us as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’. The title inevitably conjures up pictures of desert sands whipped up into fierce...

MUSEUM REVIEW: National WWI Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, USA

Oct 28, 2016 Hazel Blair Articles, Modern, Museums, Slider, WWI 0

The name of this stunning museum is a bit of a misnomer for, if anything, it is not national but international in its scope – a fact that is certainly appropriate for the subject matter. Located on...

Talk: ‘Roald Dahl’s War’ by Graham Laurie

Aug 26, 2016 Military History Monthly Articles, Modern, Museums, News, WWII 0

The RAF Museum Cosford will host a talk about Roald Dahl, presented by historian and former RAF pilot Graham Laurie on Saturday 10 September 2016. ‘Roald Dahl’s War’ will cover the...

Tank Museum goes out with a bang

Aug 25, 2016 Military History Monthly Articles, Modern, Museums, News, WWII 0

The Normandy Tank Museum is shutting down and will sell its entire collection of tanks, armoured vehicles, and Second World War memorabilia at auction next month. The museum is closing its...

REVIEW: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre

Apr 14, 2016 Hazel Blair Articles, Battle of Britain, Modern, Museums, Slider, WWII 0

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has conducted thousands of flypasts at events up and down the country, taking part in over 100 airshows per year. The Flight was formed in 1957 to commemorate...

Fort de la Pompelle Museum

Oct 10, 2013 Emma Watts-Plumpkin Articles, Museums 0

Continuing his exploration of French military museums, this month Keith Robinson heads north to Reims. Set high above the road from Reims to Châlons-en- Champagne, the Fort de la Pompelle forms...

MUSEUM REVIEW – The Suffolk Regiment Museum

Sep 20, 2013 Military History Monthly Articles, Museums 1

Driving into Bury St Edmunds along the Newmarket Road, one encounters a rather forbidding red-brick Victorian building. This is The Keep of Gibraltar Barracks, now home to the Regimental HQ of the...

MUSEUM REVIEW – The French Foreign Legion Museum

Aug 28, 2013 Military History Monthly Articles, Museums 0

The French Foreign Legion Museum In 1888 the French Foreign Legion was authorised to create a ‘Hall of Honour’ – a place where trophies and souvenirs of past campaigns could be presented. A...