While a true monster of a tank never saw the light of day, the largest military tank ever made is still impressively massive.

so when he set out to have Porsche build the biggest tank ever and call it a mouse — well, can anyone be all that shocked? The debacle that was the Panzer VIII Maus (German for mouse ...

Key point: It was an act of desperation—and an engineering marvel. By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after ...

And it was certainly fearsome in its own right. By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk ...