We are on Patreon

patreon-logoJust wanted to mention that we have a Patreon page now in case anyone wants to support our work financially.  Every little bit helps.  Starting off, Patreon support will go toward purchasing better video recording equipment and research materials for the “Tanks of World War II” series.

 

 

Daily Rant #1

A very short video pointing out an error in a current news story that irritated us.

Book Alert: Mephisto

A brief video about a new book from the Queensland Museum on the A7V tank “Mephisto”.

 

Video: The Strange Tanks of Michigan

Here is a video on some of the oddball tanks that can be found sitting outside in various locations in the great state of Michigan. Thanks to Loren and Paul Hannah for letting me use their pictures of the M4 105mm gun tank in Detroit. Thank you also the creators of the USA AFV Register, which provided much of the information used in this video.

M3 versus Sd.Kfz. 251

We had a little extra time in the recording studio last week so we did an impromptu piece on the M3 vs the “Hanomag” half-tracks.

Tanks of World War II – Episode 4: Panzer II

Here is episode four of our video series The Tanks of World War II.  This episode finishes up our look at the Polish Campaign of 1939 and examines the German Panzer II and it’s variants.

“A poor tank, a useless tank, and the worst tank in the world” – Lindybeige and The Chieftain

Over at the Lindybeige youtube channel, Lindy and The Chieftain look at some less than stellar tanks at the Tank Museum at Bovington.

 

The Tank Museum: The Matilda Diaries Part 22

Here is part 22 of the Matilda Diaries series from the Tank Museum at Bovington.  This video series documents the restoration of the Matilda infantry tank housed at the Tank Museum.

Military History Not Visualized on Halftracks

Over at the Military History Not Visualized youtube channel, they take a look at the question of why halftracks fell out of favor after World War II?

Tank Chats #52 and #53, Sherman Crab and Matilda CDL

Here are a couple new Tank Chats videos from the Tank Museum at Bovington featuring tank historian and author David Fletcher.