Sherman Medium Tank 1942-45

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. 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. Klappentext 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. Vorwort Steven Zaloga explores the development, operational use, and shortcomings of the iconic US-produced Sherman Medium Tank during World War II. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Design and Development · Variants · Firepower · Protection · Mobility · Operational History · The Sherman in Post-war Combat...

Product details

• Authors: Steve Zaloga, Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Assisted by: Peter Sarson (Illustration), Sarson Peter (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.1993
• EAN: 9781855322967
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-296-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Military / United States, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces