Brothers in Arms: a special exhibition based on the book by James Holland

Opens 9 December 2021

Brothers in Arms

In this special exhibition based on the book by James Holland, follow the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, an elite British tank regiment whose men fought their way across North-West Europe in the final stages of the Second World War.

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