A U.S. Army World War II Sherman tank, similar to one being made available to drive as part of a unique initiative, sits on the hillside outside in Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) Christmas has come early ...

Deployed in the final weeks of WWII, the M26 Pershing was thrust straight into action near Elsdorf and Cologne—facing Tiger tanks, urban warfare, and the chaotic rush toward the Rhine. From its ...

What is the M26 rocket and how does it function? The M26 is a 227mm unguided artillery rocket delivered by the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to a range of thirty-two to thirty-eight kilometers.

Key point: In the 1940s and 1950s, the Soviets, British, and French all fielded heavy tanks. The United States had fielded the forty-six-ton M-26 Pershing at the the end of World War II ...