Mark Urban
@markurban.bsky.social
Host @crisisroompod.bsky.social writes for Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
Last metric in choosing my 10 greatest tanks is popularity - measured in terms of export success - which brings us to arguably Britain's best ever tank design
June 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last metric in choosing my 10 greatest tanks is popularity - measured in terms of export success - which brings us to arguably Britain's best ever tank design
Part 3 here of how I choose the 10 greatest tanks in military history for my new book. We've had innovation and lethality, let's talk quantity!
June 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Part 3 here of how I choose the 10 greatest tanks in military history for my new book. We've had innovation and lethality, let's talk quantity!
choosing those top ten tanks of military history - yesterday I posted that innovation was the first criterion. Here's the second
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
choosing those top ten tanks of military history - yesterday I posted that innovation was the first criterion. Here's the second
My new book Tank is out! t.co/TjxZPTAPZK It tells the story of this weapon through the ten greatest examples of the past 100+ years. But how to choose those top ten tanks?
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My new book Tank is out! t.co/TjxZPTAPZK It tells the story of this weapon through the ten greatest examples of the past 100+ years. But how to choose those top ten tanks?
Is the tank obsolete? It's a question almost as old as the weapon itself - my new book tracing the history of these war machines from Cambrai to Ukraine is now out linktr.ee/MarkUrbanTank
June 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is the tank obsolete? It's a question almost as old as the weapon itself - my new book tracing the history of these war machines from Cambrai to Ukraine is now out linktr.ee/MarkUrbanTank
A hearty recommendation for my new book Tank - thank you so much Bob. Published early June but you can preorder in all the usual places!
May 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A hearty recommendation for my new book Tank - thank you so much Bob. Published early June but you can preorder in all the usual places!