Caught by surprise, the Israelis were outnumbered 8 to 1 in tanks. Yet for four desperate days, while Israel mobilized its reserves, the British-made Centurion tanks of the 7th and 188th Armored ...

One of these is a tank destroyer disguised as a tank. This solution was so effective that the powerful weapon remained a secret for many decades. The numerical advantage that Israel's enemies had ...

The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of the most influential tank designs ever– goes all the way back to the Second World War.