The King Tiger is often judged by its size and firepower. But its true story is told inside the vehicle. In this Tank Chats ...

In the years since World War II, much mythmaking has mucked up history with various often incredible claims about the effectiveness of certain weapons. And no country’s wartime record is more muddled ...

Tiger 231 was an impenetrable war machine from World War II that stood on the battlefield with multiple system failures and managed to retreat 37 miles on its own power. The story is as much about the ...

Key Point: Heavy tanks like the King Tiger proved a dead end. After 1945, nations switched to building main battle tanks that had sufficient firepower and armor to breach enemy defenses, like heavy ...

Key Point: Heavy tanks were deadly but could break down and weren’t as reliable or easy to mass produce as other tanks. Nazi Germany’s Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its ...

The upcoming World War II film "Fury" puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the final Allied push into Germany in 1945. In the movie, a U.S. Army sergeant (played by Brad Pitt) commands ...