The amazing record of 1940s battleship USS Wisconsin
Chris Graham on 29th February 2024
James Hendrie spotlights the 1940s battleship USS Wisconsin, recipient of six battle stars in WW2, the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm.
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The wartime history of General Motors
Chris Graham on 13th March 2023
Ed Burrows delves into the wartime history of General Motors, which manufactured around 1.2 million trucks during World War Two.
HMS Hermes; the first aircraft carrier
Chris Graham on 6th December 2022
HMS Hermes is regarded as the world’s first aircraft carrier. James Hendrie traces the ship’s career from her construction to WWII sinking.
Caterpillar’s first excavator
Chris Graham on 16th November 2022
The model 225 was Caterpillar’s first excavator, and was instrumental in the company becoming a world leader, as Keith Haddock explains.
County class ships of the Royal Navy
Chris Graham on 19th October 2022
Conrad Waters provides a photographic review of the Royal Navy’s famous County class ships, an impressive heavy cruiser design.
Rare 1984 Magirus Deutz tipper restored
Chris Graham on 25th March 2022
Restored eight-wheeler tippers are few and far between, but Pip Dunn has tracked down a very rare survivor, a 1984 Magirus Deutz.
Amazing, between-the-wars images
Chris Graham on 6th December 2021
Jim Shaw showcases the amazing, between-the-wars images produced by official Panama Canal photographer, Ernest ‘Red’ Hallen.
