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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 received the ...