August 17, 1950—cornered at Pusan, UN forces make a desperate stand. Lt. Granville "GG" Sweet and his M26 Pershings face off against the feared T-34-85s in a high-stakes tank battle that could decide ...

They also started developing the M26 Pershing to replace the Sherman. However, progress was slow as some American commanders opposed its production, deeming the current stable of armor sufficient ...

Army veteran Clarence Smoyer, the ‘Hero of Cologne’ who helped take the town of Cologne, Germany in March 1945 as tank gunner with the famous ‘Eagle 7’ M26 Pershing tank crew, finally ...

After the end of World War II, tank design underwent a revolution. While heavy tanks like the King Tiger, M26 Pershing and IS-3 dominated lighter tanks in armament and armor, they were expensive ...