Sunday, June 18th, 1815. Napoleon's armies are in rout. The Seventh Coalition that rose against the would-be conqueror of Europe, or rather re-conqueror of Europe have ended Napoleon's stubborn ...

Figure 1. General Creighton W. Abrams smoking a cigar. (Image retrieved from National Archives) Few military leaders have left a legacy so powerful that the Army engraved their name into its most ...

Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...

The M1 Abrams tank reflects his ideas about speed, power, and readiness for future battles. General Abrams funda­mentally transformed the Armor Branch through innovative battlefield tactics, ...