Don gives a Cromwell IV tank from 1944 the once over.

The Cromwell tank as it was when fighting in Northern France in 1944

A photo of American infantry supporting Sherman Tanks in Northern France.

A Chieftain tank, the main British battle tank of the 1960s and 70s.

Her ladyship in front of a British Challenger 2 tank.

British armoured units parade prior to Desert Storm.

A British Challenger 2 V5 Prototype fitted with Chobham 2 (Dorchester) armour. Only one Challenger tank, the current main battle tank, has ever been destroyed in action and that was by friendly fire from another Challenger tank.

Ex Iraq army Main Battle Tank T-62

As Wellington said before the battle of Waterloo, "I don't know what effect they will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me."

A Second World War American Sherman Tank (that's the big green thing!)

The Aegeas Bowl Southampton and the last of the series of ODIs following the Ashes Tests in 2013. England were polite enough to lose to mark Don's visit to the game.

Note that the only one with a beer in his hand (and a meat pie in the other) is an Aussie!

The change of innings - temperatures plummeted and we all hunkered down trying to keep warm.

The Historic Dockyard Potsmouth and the bow (good side) of HMS Victory.

The side of Victory under repair. Many of the timbers are being replaced due to some spreading of the hull.

Enormous baulks of oak are exposed by the removal of the surface planks. These are the equivalent to armour plating on more recent ships.

The elaborate fenestration on the stern of the ship.

The brand new Mary Rose Museum adjacent to HMS Victory, opened earlier this year.

A contemporary scene of the battle with the French fleet which led to the sinking of The Mary Rose.

A Tudor gun, recovered from the wreck, preserved and placed in position where it would have been.

Some of the ammunition which would have been used.

A sea chest which held carpenter's tools.

The remains of the hull, now fully impregnated with Ethylene Glycol preservative wax, being dried out for 2-3 years by dry air delivered by the huge rubber hoses. On completion of the drying process the hoses will be removed.

'Fang' (or 'Hatch') the dog, a 2 year old Terrier/Whippet cross, thought to have been a ratter or maybe a mascot, which was found in the wreck. Below is a Backgammon board, familiar today.

A beautifully cast cannon recovered from the wreck.

Don and visitors looking at medical implements.

What the Mary Rose would have looked like.

Clever use of acrylics help display the items to advantage - here a deck canon.

The original Georgian dockyard buildings with the modern Spinnaker Tower beyond.

Potsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.