This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Though tanks technically existed on the battlefield the ...

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 ...

At the beginning of the Korean War, the Americans made a painful realization: Their tanks were inferior to Soviet tanks, both in quality and quantity. The U.S. would need to improve if they were going ...

Prokhorovka has long been called the largest tank battle in history, but the records tell a different story. On July 12, 1943 ...

Long called the largest tank battle in history, Prokhorovka has become one of the most repeated and misunderstood episodes of World War II. In reality, the clash between the German II SS Panzer Corps ...

Summary and Key Points: The piece recounts the beginning of Operation Desert Storm, highlighting the American-led coalition’s swift success in liberating Kuwait from Iraqi forces. -Central to this ...

At 2 p.m. on October 6, 1973, a thin line of Israeli troops on the Golan Heights glimpsed a terrifying sight: masses of Syrian tanks clanking toward them. Caught by surprise, the Israelis were ...

The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of the most influential tank designs ever– goes all the way back to the Second World War. Previously, ...

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 ...

For all their firepower, defensive utility, and all-around menacing power on the battlefield, tanks have some debilitating weaknesses. For one thing, the maintenance and supplies required by a large ...

Though tanks debuted in battle the year before, it was in the Battle of Cambrai in 1917, during World War I, that the armored monsters became the most feared weapon on the battlefield. Tanks have ...