In March 1945, as Cologne lay in ruins and the Germans retreated, one Panther tank made a final stand beside the city’s great ...

Between the Sherman and Pershing lay a series of experimental tanks designed to test innovative technology under wartime pressure. From electric drives to torsion bar suspension and autoloaders, these ...

These are (left to right) the 45-ton U.S. General Pershing, the 33-ton Russian T-34, and the U.S. 35-ton General Sherman. The T-34 is more maneuverable than the Sherman or the Pershing. The Russian ...