September 1944. As German Panzer brigades slam into Patton’s Third Army, a small group of American Hellcat crews prepares a bold strike near Rechicourt. Outnumbered and lightly armored but faster than ...

Switzerland built the Panzer 58, 61, and 68 to defend its Alpine fortresses. But by the 1970s, faults emerged: turrets moved when radios keyed, heaters could fire the main gun, and protection was ...

Picture General George S. Patton cracking a grin in Kelly’s Heroes when a tank rolls off the lot and promptly breaks down.

So, what is Mr Urban’s best tank of all time? He plumps for the Centurion. It was the tank that helped to save Israel during ...