The M4 Sherman has long carried a brutal reputation as a burning coffin on tracks. Critics labeled it a “Ronson,” claiming it ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The side with the Sherman won the war. American tanks in World War II were generally inferior to their German counterparts. German tanks boasted better... Here’s What You ...

In November 1944, as Allied forces crossed into western Germany, a violent armored clash erupted near Puffendorf that exposed the brutal reality of late-war tank combat. Elements of the U.S. 2nd ...

Here is a selection of their responses, which have been edited for brevity. I served in the United States Army from 1987 to 1991 and was deployed to Germany during the cold war. Like Mark Urban, I ...