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Sherman Tank: A Pocket History

Posted By: AlenMiler
Sherman Tank: A Pocket History

Sherman Tank: A Pocket History by John Christopher
English | June 2012 | ISBN: 1445600277 | 128 Pages | AZW3/EPUB/PDF (conv) | 10.6 MB

Once described as the worst tank that ever won the war , the Sherman tank was never going to be the equal of the German heavies in a direct tank-on-tank confrontation. It was never meant to be. What is was, though, was reliable, maneuverable and built in such prodigious quantities that it became ubiquitous. Sheer weight of numbers and interchangeability of parts was what made the Medium Tank M4, as the Sherman was officially designated, a war winner. Built in the States in car factories, railway works and new bespoke factories, the Sherman came in many variants, and was converted for other uses by the Allied forces. The Brits gave it a bigger gun, made funnies that could wade ditches, build bridges, even float in the sea and clear minefields. The Sherman lasted in service into Korea with the Americans and many were sold overseas to Israel, Uganda, India, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico, with the last coming out of service in 1989 in Chile. John Christopher tells the story of the M4 Sherman, using both new and archive images to show the most famous tank in the world in all its guises and variants.

• The most famous tank design of World War Two
• A short primer for those interested in the Sherman and its variants
• The Sherman was one of the first mass-produced tanks, designed to be made in its tens of thousands
• The Sherman was still in use with some armies into the 1970s and 1980s
• An ideal book for the military modeler

Developed by the US as the M4 medium tank, over 50,000 Sherman tanks were produced. Ease of production, durability and standardization of parts meant the Sherman was used in many theatres during World War Two, from Europe to Africa and the Pacific. Only out-produced by the Russian T34, even the Russians recognized the ability of the Sherman.
Seeing action in every major conflict up to the Korean War, Shermans were sold the world over to smaller countries such as India, Israel and saw action in Nicaragua, Cuba and during the Greek civil war.
John Christopher tells the story of the Sherman, using many images of all the variants, both period action shots and color pictures of tanks in preservation today.