While the M4 Sherman entered service, American designers were already working toward a more powerful tank. That hidden development path eventually led to the M26 Pershing and a major shift in U.S.

Thrown into the fray during the final push into Germany, the M26 Pershing faced its first combat near Elsdorf and Cologne. From dramatic duels with Tiger tanks to the pivotal capture of the Ludendorff ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...