Battle tanks have been a staple of the battlefield since 1917. Back in the days when armor was needed for breakthroughs, the doctrine behind them wasn’t yet written. Today, we’re looking at the most ...

On July 12, 1943, the fields near Prokhorovka erupted in one of history's most devastating armored clashes. In just 24 hours, Soviet forces lost 359 tanks and assault guns—207 of them destroyed beyond ...

As trench warfare paralysed the Western Front, an experimental vehicle pointed the way toward a different type of warfare – and a century of armoured combat ...

Key Points - The M103, America's last heavy tank, was developed in the 1950s as a direct response to formidable Soviet heavy tanks like the IS-3. Built with exceptionally thick armor and a powerful ...

The First World War introduced the horrors of trench warfare. Thousands of artillery pieces launched millions of shells over frontlines brimming with infantrymen struggling in the mud for mere feet of ...

For over a century, tanks have been a potent and feared weapon. However, the high-tech armored vehicles of modern warfare bear little resemblance to the lumbering, unreliable beasts that were first ...

This article looks at 20 countries with the most battle tanks in the world. During a Senate hearing last week, General Christopher Cavoli, the head of the US European Command, stated that Russia had ...

The T-34 played a pivotal role in winning the Second World War. But eighty years later, the tank is a museum piece. Russia has seen significant losses in its nearly three-year war in Ukraine. This ...

Since their introduction during the First World War, tanks have become an indispensable component of military operations and strategic deterrence for countries around the world. Notable for their ...

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable. The Battle of ...

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 ...

Clarke’s defense of St. Vith blunted and delayed the surge of enemy forces which formed the Germans’ main attack strength. (Salis/National Archives) Brig. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke should have been on ...