Thrust into the chaotic, final weeks of the European conflict, the long-delayed M26 Pershing heavy tank finally met the legendary German Tiger in brutal, close-quarters combat. From its dramatic first ...

Sometimes, the greatest threat to a new weapon isn't the enemy, but its own commanders. This is the story of the M26 Pershing, America's powerful heavy tank designed to duel German Tigers and Panthers ...

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 ...