Military scientists have identified the remains of an Indiana soldier who died in World War II when the tank he was commanding was struck by an anti-tank round during a battle in Germany. The Defense ...
Joining the British Army as a private in 1933 to indulge his love of sports, Howard-Jones earned his commission in ’38 and quickly established teams in the 8th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps. His actions ...
The medal group of a WW2 tank commander photographed with Winston Churchill has been purchased by The Tank Museum, with support from the ...
Key Point: The post-1945 U.S. military has been fond of cutting-edge weapons; if you could transport today’s Pentagon back to 1943, it would doubtless choose to build Tigers instead of Shermans or ...
Here’s WHat You Need To Remember: The tanks of the past are not just historical curiosities—they all have lessons for today. Even the failures. It can be argued that the best tank is the one that ...
Amid the industrial warfare of the Second World War, battlefield performance depended on precise logistics and the ability to absorb catastrophic losses. How did America, Germany and the Soviet Union ...
DENVER (AP) - On a late February day in 1945, on a hilltop near the town of Stolberg, Germany, a nervous, curly-haired Army corporal prepared to put on an exhibition of artillery marksmanship for a ...