American tanks were decisive in turning the tide of World War 2. American armor marched across Africa and Europe, seizing ...

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 ...

Sometimes, a good weapon system never gets a chance to shine. In some cases, there simply aren't any conflicts through which the gear can demonstrate its worth (the B-36 Peacemaker comes to mind). In ...

Clarence Smoyer, 95, of Allentown, Pa., was a 19-year-old tank gunner on one of the few American Pershing tanks to make it into the European Theater during World War II. His tank crew was like family, ...

The American Heritage Museum, a museum that explores America’s wars from the Revolutionary War to today’s Global War on Terror, is sponsoring a fundraising sweepstakes benefitting the museum. Icons of ...

Clarence Smoyer had not been inside a Sherman tank since 1945, when he occupied a gunner’s seat as the Third Armored Division blasted its way inside Germany at the tip of the American advance to help ...

Clarence Smoyer was feted in Colorado Springs on Monday as one of the last heroes left from World War II. But the 3rd Armored Division tank gunner came to town to honor the photographer who made him a ...