‘rommel’s funnies’

By spring 1941, the Afrika Korps was advancing across eastern Libya towards Egypt and the Suez Canal. But a dusty port town lay in their path

The Germans possessed two monstrous M-Gerät howitzer guns nicknamed ‘Big Bertha’ – but they were barely finished and had undergone no testing when the First World War broke out. Even so, on 2 August 1

After 76 years of single-family ownership and 60 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run entries, you would expect this 1903 Gladiator 10hp – affectionately known as Gladys – to be the subject of a few inc

KARELIAN ISTHMUS 25 JUNE – 9 JULY 1944

With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs

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