The vehicles we know today as tanks emerged on a grand scale at the beginning of the 20th century, right before the First World War. In 1900, Britain commissioned steam-engine manufacturer John Fowler ...
During World War II, sparring armies turned to innovation to try and overcome their opposition. While some of these strokes of brilliance came about over time, such as dried blood plasma transfusions ...
In a slight fog, at 6:20 on the morning of Nov. 20, 1917, the tank entered modern warfare. At that moment 378 steel monsters rolled toward the German lines on the Cambrai front. The armored vehicles, ...