Myth: British government wouldn't confirm or deny existence of Special Air Service (SAS)
Much of what the British Special Air Service (SAS) does is top secret. This naturally leads to rumours and myths…
Cold War (21)
The Soviet BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
In contrast to the German army during the Second World War, the Soviet army did not have specialised recovery vehicles…
The Iranian Embassy Siege: The Myth of the Wall
On 30th April 1980, terrorists stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. A six-day siege ensued, during…
Project Prodigal and the British Army's Flying Cars
On a visit to the National Archives, I ordered document AVIA 65/1540, "Project PRODIGAL: army vehicle with limited airborne capability".
Soviet 73mm SPG-9 Kopye Recoilless Gun
Introduced in the late 1960s, the SPG-9 was a light anti-tank gun mounted on a tripod, with a four-man crew.
Transporting The Bear: Vehicles In The Bear's Claws
Rakovich's Ride: The BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle In The Bear's Claws, the main character, Praporshchik Vladislav Rakovich, rides in a…