After pushing the Italians from Egypt into Libya in late 1940, British forces—confident in their Matilda II tanks—launched ...

The Matilda II, or just Matilda as it was later called, was what the British called an infantry tank. As opposed to bigger cruiser-style tanks with heavier guns, infantry tanks were meant to ...

The Matilda tank was also designed to resist enemy artillery shells. Its armor protection was typical for British infantry tanks—very thick. In North Africa, Matildas enjoyed the heaviest in ...

Operation Compass, stands as a shining example of a meticulously executed Blitzkrieg-style offensive with the British Matilda II tank taking the lead in this remarkable campaign.

2 war experts say British armor has the same production flaw that contributed to Nazi Germany's downfall ...