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This tiny tank faced a giant - and didn’t back down

It’s September 18th, 1939, in the Polish countryside near the village of Pociecha. Section Commander Edmund Roman Orlik leads three TKS tankettes as they scour the land for the enemy. Then, before his ...
The National Interest

Dead: Why No One Wanted to Use Italy’s Horrible World War II Tanks

Key point: Rome had many dreams, but it never had the ability to fulfill them. This was a good thing too and Italy’s bad tanks would limit its conquests. Mussolini entered Italy into World War II on ...
The National Interest

Here’s Why Everyone Wants To Forget Italy’s Poor World War II Tanks

Key point: Italy had not deployed any tanks into combat World War I, but in 1919 it acquired a license to build a domestic spinoff of the ubiquitous French FT-17 light tank called the Fiat 3000.