Do you like history? How about explosive weaponry? Well pull up a couch and become an armchair general with Military Channel‘s all-new season of Greatest Tank Battles on Wednesday nights, beginning January 11 at 10pm ET/PT.

Each episode of Greatest Tank Battles uses CGI animation combined with archival footage and first-person testimony to take you to some of the most iconic battles of the 20th Century around the world. In the clip below, you can find out more about the M4 and how it came to have so many names:

And get ready for season 2 by trying your hand at our Cannon Challenge game (I’ll admit I’m not a big military buff but this game is as addictive as Angry Birds!) and tuning into a season 1 marathon tomorrow beginning at 12pm ET on Military Channel!