Machines de guerre #5

The fifth volume in Delcourt's Machines de guerre series turns its lens on one of World War II's most imposing engineering feats — the Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest tank ever built. The cover says it all: an enormous gun barrel angles directly toward the viewer, the turret's iron cross emblem just visible on its grey hull against a cold, muted sky, conveying both the machine's sheer mass and its quiet menace. A compelling 2022 addition for anyone drawn to the history of armored warfare and the obsessive ambition behind these steel behemoths.