Winston Churchill was the living embodiment of the British mantra "Keep calm and carry on" throughout World War II. However frantic things may have been behind closed doors during the conflict, he ...

The infantry tank was named after England's celebrated wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and commissioned in 1940 to replace the famed Matilda II tank, whose mobility shortcomings were ...

February 24, 1915: Churchill Convenes Tank Committee. The backbone of modern conventional armies, ... and recommended it to First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked for the new tank to be ready for production by March 1941, with the first seeing service in 1942. Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures.

Winston Churchill’s Hobart’s Funnies initiative created tanks to traverse beaches and swamps, shoot flamethrowers, clear minefields and swim. Dwight D. Eisenhower selected only the swimming tanks.

Churchill VII Flamethrower Tank – Sir Winston’s Fire-Breathing Namesake. Technically speaking, “Dragon” may have been a more accurate reptilian moniker for this tank than “Crocodile ...

The tank, which many historians believe was named after the then Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is 24ft long, by 8ft wide and 9ft tall to the top of the open hatch.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked for the new tank to be ready for production by March 1941, with the first seeing service in 1942. Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures.