Today in military history: Sherman begins infamous march to the sea
On Nov. 15, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman began his infamous march to the sea. The Civil War was one of the early “Total Wars” in world history, where…
The first tank to break into Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge was almost lost to history
Although its opening has been delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, houses historic Army artifacts like an M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the 2003 Inv…
America’s first true heavy tank was bristling with firepower
WWI saw the introduction of the tank on the battlefield. Tank technology evolved during the interwar period with stronger armor, better mobility, and more powerful weapons. While U.S. tank development…
The Sherman was actually a great WWII tank
U.S. tanks were inferior to German tanks in WWII and were cut down in swathes, or so people tend to believe. After all, American tankers supposedly nicknamed the Sherman the…