East and West German tank units looked similar on paper, but their platoon and company structures worked differently. Leopard crews, T-55s, T-72s, political staff, logistics, and platoon size shaped ...

Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and the continent’s wildfires are now big enough, hot ...

During the Cold War, Germany stood at the center of the standoff between NATO and the Soviet bloc. Soldiers lived with the constant possibility that a single mistake could trigger a wider conflict ...

Though spared from actual warfare, the tank’s role in deterrence and crisis response was crucial, influencing global military dynamics and leaving an indelible mark on armored history. During the Cold ...

The biggest issue in the cold war is Germany—whether to rearm it, how to unite it. For a month or more, Western diplomacy had been becalmed by inertia and irresolution, while the loosening lines of ...