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Museums and Shows
From time to time the Armchair General staff (or our readers) will attend a show or visit a musuem and send back photo essays. We post them here for convenient access to all the interesting things we've seen.


Show Time for Military Collectibles

Peter Suciu | Published: February 28, 2008 at 11:41 am

The annual Show of Shows event took place in Louisville, Kentucky and despite a massive ice storm that closed down Louisville the show went on!

Mustangs and Legends

Paul Glasser | Published: October 08, 2007 at 4:44 pm

This weekend, an estimated 150,000 spectators attended the 2007 Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Duxford Delights

Phil Royal | Published: May 07, 2007 at 8:25 am

The Imperial War Museum is well known for its substantial collection of militaria housed in Kennington, London, but it has a number of satellite collections, the most significant of these being Duxford in Cambridgeshire.

Soldiers In Scale – Report From the Frontlines of the North American Toy Fair

Peter Suciu | Published: February 13, 2007 at 3:55 pm

We take a look at the latest toys to be unveiled at the annual North American International Toy Fair in New York City.

Royal International Air Tattoo 2006

Phil Royal | Published: November 26, 2006 at 1:00 am

RIAT is a pure enthusiast’s show, and there is always something unusual to be seen. As seems to be the tradition with this event the weather was hot, hot, hot, and so was the flying!

Detling Military Odyssey 2006

Phil Royal | Published: October 17, 2006 at 12:00 pm

If you went down to the woods in Kent recently, you would have definitely received a big surprise!

ACG at the 2006 War and Peace Show

Simon Delaney | Published: September 18, 2006 at 4:54 pm

This year’s War and Peace show did not disappoint – see our exclusive pictures here!

EAA Fly 2006

Chad Weisensel | Published: August 25, 2006 at 6:54 pm

Armchair General flies to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and presents exclusive pictures of the many varied warplanes forming part of this year’s show.

Tankfest 2006!

Published: August 16, 2006 at 12:00 pm

Deafening engines, shaking ground and choking diesel fumes – our reporter was in Armchair General heaven at this year’s display of Tanks and AFVs, old and new.

Farnborough International Airshow 2006

Published: July 26, 2006 at 12:00 pm

Braving blazing hot skies, and then a thunderstorm, ACG attended this year’s incredible show – view our exclusive pictures!

HMS Belfast

Published: June 11, 2006 at 12:00 pm

Our roving reporter pays a long-awaited visit to the last surviving big-gun armoured warship in Europe, now anchored in the Thames, London. This report also contains video footage.

Militaria ’06

A J Summersgill and Roach | Published: January 30, 2006 at 4:47 pm

It’s already show-season in the UK! Join Armchair General as we browse the stalls at this year’s militaria trade fair and see what bargains we can find…

Palmerston Forts – Part 4 – The Royal Armouries Museum

Published: December 15, 2005 at 4:00 pm

The final part of our series returns to Fort Nelson which houses an impressive display of ancient and modern artillery pieces.

Palmerston Forts – Part 3 – Fort Nelson

Published: November 30, 2005 at 3:33 pm

Take a peek with Armchair General as we continue our look at the impressive 19th century forts in and around Portsmouth, England.

Palmerston Forts – Part 2 – Fort Widley

Published: November 08, 2005 at 6:06 pm

In part two of our series, Armchair General takes a look at another one of the mighty forts surrounding Portsmouth, England.

Palmerston Forts – Part 1 – Fort Brockhurst

Published: October 30, 2005 at 10:00 am

In part one of a series of articles, Armchair General takes a look at the 19th century fortress defences of Portsmouth, England, one of the most heavily defended places in the world at that time.

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