Collection

Get up close to more than 400 of the most important tanks and armoured vehicles ever built.

Stainless steel, 3 Oz hip flask, engraved with Be Brave and True.

Six bullet shaped metal ice cubes in an Ammo case.

A set of two remote-controlled battle tanks.

Eco-conscious and durable kit
Everything you need to make an outdoor den, in any weather.

Whether you are planning a visit or just want to read about the museum and its collections, buy a guidebook and find out more about our collection pieces and the stories behind them.

On 19 March 2003, a combined force from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq. The British effort was codenamed Operation Telic and saw the largest gathering of British troops since the Second World War.

Centre of the first great Slav civilisation in the tenth century, then divided between warring neighbours for a millennium, Ukraine finally won independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

During the First and Second World Wars, the Indian Army's duties increase on a global scale, requiring rapid expansion. This, in turn, created an increased need for Indian Army officers.

Rupert Wieloch explores the second battle of El Alamein, its key events and its importance in the context of the Second World War.

John Campbell reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his enormous relevance in our search for just societies today

During WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an allied spy in Occupied France. This is the story of her heroic personal resistance to Nazi Germany.