The Ratte supertank was a time-consuming fever dream that further delayed the Reich’s deluded leadership from addressing the ...

The German company Krupp began developing this weapon, drawing on their experience with railway guns from earlier conflicts. The result was Schwerer Gustav, a colossal gun weighing 1,490 tons ...

After World War I, France built the Maginot Line, a massive defense network along its border with Germany, to deter future invasions. Anticipating this obstacle, German planners devised bold ...