Matthew Moss

Very much looking forward to again speaking at the Arsenals of History symposium this summer. I'll be discussing the older weaponry that has been used in the current Russia-Ukraine war. I had originally planned to give this presentation back in 2024. So much more has been unearthed since.

The Symposium's lineup is incredible, with some fascinating topics from esteemed speakers - public registration is open now if you'd like to attend.

Really pleased to have assisted with Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons with his latest book, contributing some imagery from rare manuals from my reference collection! I also provided some captions and carried out a peer review of the book.

As with all Headstamp books, 'Battle Rifles of NATO' is beautifully laid out and features exquisite photos from James Rupley.

To help with projects like this is just one of the reasons I've spent years collecting and cataloguing small arms manuals and ephemera from around the world, dating from 1900 to the present.

It was a privilege to recently provide some specialist comment for Wall Street Journal article exploring how drones are evolving and changing war as we understand it.

Pleased to have been able to provide specialist comment for a new Kyiv Independent article examining the new drone tactics that have emerged in Ukraine over the last week or so.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of appearing at the We Have Ways Festival alongside my good friend and co-host Robbie McGuire. We had the privilege of having a live chat with our friend Sebastian Abineri. We met Seb several years ago when he joined us on our podcast Fighting On Film.

Seb has had a long and fascinating career as an actor but one of his favourite roles was as a member of the supporting cast on the classic war movie 'A Bridge Too Far'. We chatted live with Seb about what it was like to work on the film and he shared some fabulous stories!

You can hear more about our talk and weekend at the festival here.

Absolutely thrilled to have been invited onto BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme to chat about war films, alongside the fantastic Al Murray.

You can listen to our discussion here.

Very much looking forward to again speaking at the Arsenals of History symposium this summer. I'll be discussing the older weaponry which has seen use in the current Russia-Ukraine war.

Really pleased to have recently provided subject matter expertise to a couple of Newsweek articles discussing armoured vehicles in Ukraine. In the first article I discussed the emergence of the bizarre Russian 'turtle tanks'.

Russian 'Turtle Tanks' Onslaught Goes Horribly Wrong in Ukraine Video

In the second I commented on the Ukrainian efforts to protect their valuable US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks by adding so-called 'cope cages' to them.

Absolutely thrilled to say that my YouTube channel, The Armourer's Bench, has reached over 100,000 subscribers!

A humbling and hard to comprehend number of people. An even more incredible number is that the videos have had more than 26 million views!

Hugely enjoyed recently giving a talk on depictions of the British Army of the Second World War in film at We Have Ways history festival. I presented with my friend, and co-host of our podcast Fighting On Film, Robbie McGuire.

Thrilled to once again have contributed to the ARMAX Journal. I have a new article looking at the history and development of the intriguing but little known Benson-Poppenburg rifle. A 19th century breechloader tested by both the UK and the Netherlands.

Just back from the 2023 edition of the Arsenals of History Symposium which this year was hosted in Springfield, Massachusetts at the Springfield Armory National Historical Site.