Sherman Medium Tank 194245 (Paperback)

Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN 10: 185532296X / ISBN 13: 9781855322967

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Osprey, 1993

A propos de cet article

Paperback. The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been hailed widely as 'the best tank on the battlefield today'. However, by the time of the Normandy invasion of June 1944 this was not the case. The new heavy tanks being produced by the Germans were able to outclass the Sherman in both armour and armament. This title describes the development and operational use of the Sherman medium tank throughout World War II and beyond. A history of the mainstay of Allied armoured units in World War II, the Sherman tank, whose simplicity, reliability and manoeuverability made it the most widely used tank of the war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Sherman Medium Tank 194245 (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Osprey
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 185532296X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781855322967
• Reliure: Paperback
• Illustrateur: Sarson, Peter
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been hailed widely as 'the best tank on the battlefield today'. However, by the time of the Normandy invasion of June 1944 this was not the case. The new heavy tanks being produced by the Germans were able to outclass the Sherman in both armour and armament. This title describes the development and operational use of the Sherman medium tank throughout World War II and beyond.

À propos de l?auteur

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for four decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world’s great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.