Author: Christopher, John,
Title: SHERMAN TANK - A Pocket History.
Description: Amberley, Stroud, 2011, 1st edn., paperback original, 126pp, [ii] notes, coloured and half tone ills. throughout, small landscape format (5 x 6.5 inches approx.), photo pictorial wrappers, an illustrated account of the worst tank that ever won the war, the Sherman tank was never going to be the equal of the German heavies but it was never meant to be. It was a reliable, maneuverable tank built in such numbers with an interchangeability of spares that made the Medium Tank M4 was a war winner. Built in the USA and supplied in many variants, it was converted for other uses by the Allied forces and the British gave it a bigger gun, made 'funnies' that could wade ditches, build bridges, even float in the sea and clear minefields, it saw service with many armies after WW2, the last coming out of service in 1989 in Chile, fine,

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