This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Famed German general Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “the Desert ...

If 60 years of B-grade war movies have taught us anything, it’s that tanks are unstoppable lumbering behemoths with frightening firepower that terrorize a battlefield. But what’s it really like to ...

Key Point: Italy was not renown in World War II for its tanks, which tended to be light and poorly used on the battlefield. But the Italian arms industry did produce interesting designs, some quite ...

In the final stages of World War II, the heavily defended German city of Cologne stood as a key objective for Allied forces advancing toward the Rhine. Among them was Eagle 7, a brand-new Pershing ...

Tanks were usually involved in any invasion in the European theatre during World War II. The German Panzer Is and IIs spearheaded the invasion of Poland, while the later Panzer IIIs and IVs were used ...

Key Point: An Italian medium tank, it was an oddity and too few in number, but still a threat to Allied counterparts on a tank-per-tank basis. The Carro Armato P26/40 was a rare example of an Italian ...

A U.S. Army World War II Sherman tank, similar to one being made available to drive as part of a unique initiative, sits on the hillside outside in Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) Christmas has come early ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. In the wake of World War II, tanks earned their spots in ...