In 1938 and 1939, it became increasingly apparent to both the British military and to the world that a major European war was imminent. As a stop-gap measure, the Covenanter tank was built in large ...

With the horrors of trench warfare in World War I, a specific need arose for a new kind of weapon, and the British were at the forefront of its creation. King's Liverpool Regiment soldier Thomas Brown ...

One serious drawback to the Crusader’s design was the turret. In order to incorporate a larger main gun into a smaller turret, the Crusader’s turret was polygonal, which maximized internal volume.