Few names in armored warfare evoke mystery like Kurt Knispel, the German tank ace nearly lost to history. From humble beginnings in the Sudetenland to commanding the fearsome Tiger and King Tiger ...

The Ratte supertank was a time-consuming fever dream that further delayed the Reich’s deluded leadership from addressing the reality that they were being utterly defeated. Nazi Germany was many things ...

The M4 Sherman was the backbone of Allied armored forces in World War II. It devastated German armor and infantry across North Africa and Europe, leaving an indelible mark on tank design and military ...

Chivalry wasn't dead in 1938 when Nazi tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia. It lived on in at least one man: Josef Menčík, also known as the "Knight of Strakonice." Once described as "the definition of ...

World War II was not only the most destructive war in human history but also the most pharmacologically enhanced. It was literally sped up by speed ...

July had seen Field Marshal Fedor von Bock set in motion his great 1942 offensive for the conquest of all southern Russia and a mortal blow at the Red army. By early August, advancing with ...