Tanks used in the Second World War evolved significantly compared to the Great War, going from slow, cumbersome armored pieces of rolling artillery whose effectiveness in many situations was ...

For much of World War II, British tanks were plagued by mechanical issues, weak armor, and underpowered guns—often rushed ...

WWII demonstrated that reliability and systemic alignment outweighed raw performance. German tanks like the Tiger represented ...

[Editor’s Note: The following story is the 14th in the series Bits of the Benelux. This series takes a deep dive into the stories, cultures and traditions found throughout Belgium, the Netherlands and ...

Summary: In WWII, Mussolini’s ambitions for a new Roman Empire led Italy into catastrophic military endeavors, marred by outdated equipment and poor strategy. Italy’s initial armored units, relying on ...

World War II was tank-heavy, as both the Allied and Axis powers fielded thousands of the behemoths. Tanks fought from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the fields of France and deserts of North Africa, ...

When picturing a tank, most people would include tracks, a relatively low profile, and a design that likely looks nothing like the strange Tsar Tank. First tested in 1915, the Tsar Tank was an ...