World War II produced some of the most recognizable military weapons ever made, but few were more important than the rifles issued to ordinary soldiers. Millions of troops depended on these firearms ...

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 ...

This special episode examines the Soviet T-26 light tank, derived from the British Vickers 6-Ton, and its role in early mechanized warfare from the Winter War in Finland to the fighting in China. It ...

During World War II, British and Canadian armies raced to keep their advancing tanks supported with mobile firepower, deploying self-propelled guns like the Priest and Sexton. These armored artillery ...

In the scorching deserts of North Africa, British forces pulled off one of the most audacious deceptions of World War II—they made 27-ton tanks disappear by disguising them as harmless 3-ton lorries.

Welcome to a bonus edition of the War Room. On top of your regular dispatches from Shashank, I’ll be writing an edition, every month, all about military history. I have been a correspondent for The ...

The Panzerkampfwagen VI, also known as the Tiger, is undoubtedly the most famous and one of the most powerful tanks of World War II. Tiger 131 as abandoned by its crew on April 20, 1943 at Djebel ...

A video of a 98-year-old World War II veteran sending Elon Musk a message as he crushes a Tesla with a tank has gone viral. The video shows the 98-year-old British veteran of the second world war, Ken ...

Trump, defending Putin over deadly Sumy attack on Palm Sunday, blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for “allowing” the war with Russia. Threats Won’t Stop Iran Building the Bomb. Diplomacy Still Could (Lawrence ...

The history of tanks dates back to the First World War, the first being the British Mark I of 1916. In response to the British tanks, Germany began to develop its first tank, the Sturmpanzerwagen A7V, ...