The First World War introduced the horrors of trench warfare. Thousands of artillery pieces launched millions of shells over frontlines brimming with infantrymen struggling in the mud for mere feet of ...

In 1938 and 1939, it became increasingly apparent to both the British military and to the world that a major European war was imminent. As a stop-gap measure, the Covenanter tank was built in large ...

Throughout much of World War II, British tank crews went into battle burdened by vehicles that were often unreliable, undergunned, or mechanically fragile. Many designs were rushed into service to ...