Tank Nuts

I chat with the incredible Mr. Rich Fisher one of the director's of the Vickers MG & Research Association whose goal is to inform and educate the publics knowledge of the Vickers machine gun's role in military history. 

Join me for this incredible journey into historical research and remembrance.

I chat with Dick Taylor. He started his service in the British army at the tender age of sixteen as a Junior Trooper at the Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Armoured Corps in Bovington. After completing training, he served with 3RTR and 2RTR. As well as being a tank commander, he was a specialist in tank gunnery. He was commissioned as a captain in 2000 into 1RTR and left the regular army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2013, although he has since been mobilized for operational service three times for tours overseas. During his long career he completed fifteen operational deployments to various hot spots including three tours of Afghanistan, two to Iraq, as well as Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. He is the official historian of the Royal Armoured Corps, has an avid interest in modern and military history and writes military history books for a hobby. His most recent publications have been The Second World War Tank Crisis: The Fall and Rise of British Armour 1919-1945, and the first two volumes of Armoured Warfare in the British Army (Find, Fix and Strike).

I sit down with Nikki Scott the founder and driving force behind Scotty’s Little Soldiers the incredible charity dedicated to supporting bereaved military children & young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. 

Inspired by the experience of Nikki following the death of her husband Corporal Lee Scott in Afghanistan in 2009, the charity is currently providing assistance to hundreds of bereaved Forces children and young people around the UK.

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We chat with Frank Wood -Site and Restorations Manager at Eden Camp Modern History Museum. Hear more about this incredible venue all set in the buildings and grounds of an original World War 2 Prisoner of War Camp. We discuss his passion for keeping History alive, his love of a particular exhibit the M-50 Sherman Tank and a whole lot more. 

Image Courtesy- Charlotte Graham 

Eden Camp-Facebook      Eden Camp Heritage Restorations-Facebook

Tank Nuts is sponsored by World of Tanks PC- a game where history meets action. Historical accuracy, stunning graphics and immersive sound make you feel like a real tank commander taking part in a furious armored offensive. Create an account and get a special Starter Pack with a bunch of valuable in-game content. 

We chat with "Baz" a private collector and restorer of French Military Vehicles, we discuss his love for living History, the joys and pitfalls of ownership and restoration and the incredible stories along the way, including meeting the man who keeps a Naval Mine in his living room....

The French Army Reenactment Group on Facebook.

Part 2-We follow "The lost Soldier" Rich Jones as he gets deeper into the world of organized crime. Culminating in arrest and a 15 year prison sentence in 2012 after being convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine.

 Want to win a signed copy of Rich's first book Charlie Four Kilo simply leave a review on your chosen podcast listening page and answer this question - What was Rich's very first job on a tank when he joined the Army ? (Hint-Episode Thirteen)  e- mail your answer to [email protected]  

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Rich Jones aka "The Lost Soldier" served with the Royal Tank Regiment, on leaving the British Army he found himself directionless and looking for that next adrenaline rush which he found in the shape of organised crime. Eventually his underworld criminal cocaine network was taken down by the police and he received a 15-year prison sentence. 

Part 1 of 2 episodes takes us from his Army life to close protection and surveillance work to his first experience of the chaotic and dangerous world of organized crime.   

Rich is now an author with his first book Charlie Four Kilo recently published as well as veterans support speaker, mentor and course creator.

A candid chat with with Mr Duncan Mansfield an army veteran and former Police Officer who is heading up a project to restore a British cold war icon, the Chieftain Main Battle Tank, to its former glory in an effort to help ex-servicemen and woman suffering from PTSD and loneliness. Duncan chats openly about his personal journey and experiences that led to his aspiration to form a charity.

Content Warning-Please be aware that in this episode we discuss some sensitive topics including mental health and depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing.

I welcome the Director of Arsenalen-The Swedish Tank Museum and former Tank Company Commander Mr Stefan Karlsson to the show. We discuss life in the Swedish Army, the joys of both the Centurion and the S-Tank, plans for the future of the Museum and a whole lot more. Stefan's passion, knowledge and experience of Armour shines through in the conversation. 

Museum Website-Arsenalen

I get a chance to chat with the owner of one of the worlds largest private collections of Military Vehicle's- Mr Kevin Wheatcroft.

The Wheatcroft Collection currently stands at over 350 vehicle's. Kevin's passion for military History started at the age of 5. We talk about life, the excitement of the search, work on the restoration of his latest project two Tiger 1's and his future dreams for the collection. 

A candid chat with a man whose passion for the preservation of history knows little bounds.