Tanks have been a feature of warfare since September 15, 1916, when a British Mk. I heavy tank lurched toward German positions at the Battle of Flers Courcelette, during the Somme offensive of World ...

February 1991's Battle of 73 Easting took place in the last days of the Gulf War, which came about as a result of the international response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait the previous year. The United ...

The advent of advanced anti-tank weapons has pushed tanks further away from the front lines—but it would be a mistake to write them off altogether. Are main battle tanks (MBTs)—the largest, heaviest, ...

In the pre-dawn hours of March 3, 1969, soldiers at Ben Het Special Forces Camp in the Central Highlands near the Laotian border heard something unusual in the jungle. They had patrolled the area for ...