The vehicles we know today as tanks emerged on a grand scale at the beginning of the 20th century, right before the First World War. In 1900, Britain commissioned steam-engine manufacturer John Fowler ...

In May 1940, as German forces sealed the Dunkirk pocket, the SS division later known as Das Reich faced one of its earliest and most dangerous tests. French and British counterattacks struck its ...

World War II produced some of the most famous armored vehicles in military history. Tanks became a central part of how armies fought, and certain designs quickly gained reputations among soldiers who ...