I briefly wrote about Rikkunland as part of a 2017 article on bigger vacation, here I’m sharing slightly more information and a lot more photographs of the rare to see Japanese armor and fighting vehicles. In countries that are not…
Trains, Tanks, Tiki Bars and Totsugeki! A Holiday on the Move
Trains, tanks, tiki bars, military reenactors, and anime, it was just another typical vacation in Japan. Some may take six days as time to do a little this or that, personally I take it as a challenge to see how…
David’s Top Five Tanks at the Bovington Tank Museum
Inspired by the recent Tank Museum Top 5 Tanks videos from the Mighty Jingles and Lindybeige, I’ve decided to pick my own favorite five tanks from that museum. The Tank Museum in Bovington, England, possess one the largest collections…
One of the Last American Great War Army Combat Veterans is French
Unfortunately this tank has moved and the museum has apparently closed. When Frank Buckles passed away in 2011, with him went the last first-hand accounts an American Soldier could give of World War I. He was the last living doughboy.…
Ft. Meade is Rather Inconvenient for European Tank Lovers, Isn’t It?
For those living in the Old World, visiting Ft. Meade’s small post museum to see the ultimate World War I heavy tank, besides the TOG II*, would be a bit of a trip. As mentioned the Mark VIII was an…
Mark VIII: Joint Tank Designed to Help End War to End War
This tank has been or will be moved to the US Army’s Armor & Cavalry Collection at Ft. Benning, which is not open to the public. Today’s Joint Strike Fighter is an example of the modern push to have militaries…