Those booms and explosions filling Jacksonville today will be part of a demonstration of World War II-era tanks and artillery at the Morgan County Fair.

In order to combat the effectively neutralize the German Panzerwaffe, an entirely new doctrine of mechanized warfare was ...

The German success in concentrating and using armored forces in a fast-moving offensive in the early stages of WWII astounded ...

In the 80 years since World War 2, the United States has seldom been without a military footprint on foreign soil.

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The D-Day generation, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago. World War II veterans, now mostly ...

These tank destroyers were introduced to the European theater in 1944. Despite their unglamorous build, armored vehicles like this played a vital role in numerous campaigns and battles and, today, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum in Huntsville added a rare tank to its collection on Tuesday. After a 4.5-year restoration, the museum, which specializes in military ...

Destroyer armor was typically thicker in the front than on its sides or rear. One of the tougher tank destroyers was made by Ford during World War II.

S/Sgt. Choate’s tank destroyer, the only weapon available to oppose the German armor, was set afire by 2 hits. “Ordering his men to abandon the destroyer, S/Sgt. Choate reached comparative safety.

1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind went missing in 1944 while scouting a route for his company of tank destroyers. He was officially accounted for in May. Patty Nieberg Published Jun 4, 2024 4:41 PM EDT ...

But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory.

Most historians agree that there was no time on earth when the tank was more important for the outcome of combat than in World War II. But of course tanks were around before that time and continue ...