Bayonets & Brushes

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“Outclassed in the Skies?” The Italian Air Force of World War Two Reconsidered

“Outclassed in the Skies?” The Italian Air Force of World War Two Reconsidered Speed, Style […]

Steel, Rubber & Reality – The Italian Vehicles That Kept the Guns Moving

Steel, Rubber & Reality The Italian Vehicles That Kept the Guns Moving When discussing Italian […]

Bolted-On and Barely Legal? Italian Gun Trucks Reconsidered

Bolted-On and Barely Legal? Italian Gun Trucks Reconsidered Mobility first. Firepower immediately after… Italian gun […]

Obsolete Guns and Old Iron?

Obsolete Guns and Old Iron? Only if you forget where they were meant to fire […]

Under-Gunned and Outmatched? Italian Armour Reconsidered

Under-Gunned and Outmatched? Italian Armour Reconsidered Only if you judge Alpine warhorses by desert yardsticks […]

Wings Over Iberia: Aluminium, Ambition, and the Birth of Modern Air War

Wings Over Iberia: Aluminium, Ambition, and the Birth of Modern Air War From harbour-bound flying […]

Guns Before Butter: A Civilised Introduction to Spanish Civil War Artillery

Guns Before Butter: A Civilised Addition to Spanish Civil War Artillery From mountain howitzers to […]

Bunkers, Dykes, and a Dash of Panic: A Jolly Jaunt Through Dutch Fortifications in the Five-Day Fisticuffs of 1940

Bunkers, Dykes, and a Dash of Panic: A Jolly Jaunt Through Dutch Fortifications in the […]

Exploring the Imperial Japanese Army, Navy and Air Services Fighting Vehicles in Miniature: A ‘Deep Dive’ into the 1930’s and Japan’s WWII Military Innovations

Here at Bayonets & Brushes HQ we have just come to the end of a […]

Some new tiznaos to sweeten the palette

Of all the ‘Smudges’ that were rolled out of the manufacturing facilities in Spain during […]