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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAMP SHELBY, MS (WDAM) - The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby is now exhibiting a type of tank which played an important role in the Korean War. A fully restored, M26 Pershing tank has ...

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 ...

Better protected and better armed than the M4 Sherman, the Heavy Tank M26 Pershing sacrifices mobility for power. Armed with a powerful 90mm main gun, the Pershing is considered to be an equal terms ...