If 60 years of B-grade war movies have taught us anything, it’s that tanks are unstoppable lumbering behemoths with frightening firepower that terrorize a battlefield. But what’s it really like to ...
In his new book, "Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner" (published by Ballantine Books), Adam Makos (the New York Times bestselling author of "A Higher Call") chronicles the ...
It was Adam Makos’ grandfathers’ service in World War II that inspired a career for their grandson, leading to Makos' deep interest in the military and the American heroes whose stories he feels is ...
Washington, D.C.— When 96-year-old Clarence Smoyer came to Washington on Wednesday, he thought he was heading to the Pentagon to sign copies of "Spearhead," a recent book detailing his exploits as a ...
The last time Clarence Smoyer rode in a Sherman tank, he was a 21-year-old corporal in the U.S. Army. That was in 1945. But in Boston this week, the now-95-year-old Pennsylvania native got a huge ...
A U.S. Army World War II Sherman tank, similar to one being made available to drive as part of a unique initiative, sits on the hillside outside in Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) Christmas has come early ...
In this March 30, 2019, photo, Cpl. Clarence Smoyer settles into a tank as volunteer historical re-enactors roll through lower downtown Denver as part of a ceremony to honor Smoyer, who served with ...
BOSTON (AP) — The inside of a tank was Clarence Smoyer’s home, and the crew was his family. In that sense, the 95-year-old veteran returned home Wednesday for the first time since World War II. One of ...
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