M4 Sherman - USA: Books - History, Types and Construction (3/6)

Sherman Medium Tank 1942-45 (Osprey)

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.

Contents: Design and Development - Variants - Firepower - Protection - Mobility - Operational History - The Sherman in Post-war Combat.

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Author:	Steven J. Zaloga
Details:	48 pages, 25 x 11 x 0.6 cm / 9.8 x 4.3 x 0.24 in, paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and colour)
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 1993)
Series:	New Vanguard (3)
ISBN:	9781855322967

M4 (76mm) Sherman Medium Tank 1943-1965 (Osprey)

The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was a big success and was transported as far afield as Russia and North Africa. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 it was 'hailed widely as the best tank on the battlefield today...'. However, by the Normandy invasion of June 1944 this was not the case: the new German heavy tanks such as the Panther and Tiger were completely outclassing the Sherman.

This title covers the M4 version armed with the 76 mm gun, examining developments such as the HVSS suspension, using much new archive material.

Contents: Introduction - Combat debut - The 17-pdr option - Into production - Initial deployment problems - The shock of war - new ammunition - Problems and solutions - Upgunning the M4 tank - The M4 (76mm) in other theaters - Lend-Lease M4 (76mm) - Post-war export - The Korean war - Color plate commentary - Index.

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Author:	Steven J. Zaloga
Details:	48 pages, 24.5 x 17 x 0.3 cm / 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.12 in, paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and colour)
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2003)
Series:	New Vanguard (73)
ISBN:	9781841765426

Char Sherman - Toutes les variantes du M4 depuis 1941

The studies for the American medium tank M4 "Sherman" began in 1941. Despite a rather crude design and lacking the firepower and thick armor of the German tanks, the Sherman had the advantage of being simpler to manufacture, reliable and easy to maintain.
With 49 500 examples produced, it was more numerous than the German Tiger and Panther.

During the Second World War, the Sherman served in the US Army and the US Marine Corps, the British Army and the armies of the Commonwealth, the USSR and Free France, the Polish government in exile, Brazil and China.
Many of them continued to serve for decades after the end of the conflict, notably during the fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and in the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

The text provides a detailed description of what is hidden behind the armour of this famous battle tank. It reports the experiences of those who used it in combat as well as the experiences of current collectors or enthusiasts about its maintenance and piloting.

French edition of the English book "Haynes Sherman tank Manual".

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Author:	Pat Ware
Details:	164 pages, 27 x 21 cm / 10.6 x 8.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:	260 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2014)
ISBN:	9782726897645

La saga du Sherman

Far beyond simple narration, the book The Sherman Saga revolves around a tank but is broken down into several facets. Didactic, informal, historical and pragmatic, it highlights the role and difficulties of the crews who served this legendary tank.

The technical pitfalls and solutions found by the designers are explained, the different combat methods developed by the allies are detailed, whether it is a landing from an LCT, a progression in the bocage, a battle in the snow or a breakdown at the bottom of a mud hole.

Building the best tank is no guarantee of victory. The crew that serves it must also be educated and trained; that is where success begins. It is then necessary to "prepare" this crew to experience combat situations, to teach them that mistakes in wartime are paid for "cash", and that the bill often reminds us of the Grim Reaper.

The book not only evokes these situations, but exhaustively lists the equipment, the engines, the models produced and the many types of Sherman. Whenever necessary, the technical explanations are clear and precise so that for the reader, the thing becomes obvious.

Complete? Better than that! This book deals with repair and maintenance, while all the logistics necessary for combat are explained.
Collector, military history enthusiast, armored vehicle enthusiast or model maker, by reading this book you will have the feeling of being part of the crew, and the best of the "Sherman" is to be consumed in these pages.

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Author:	Michel Esteve
Details:	232 pages, 30.5 x 22 x 2.2 cm / 12 x 8.7 x 0.87 in, hardback
Illustrations:	numerous b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Editions Heimdal (F, 2018)
ISBN:	9782840484707

M4 Sherman - Entwicklung, Technik, Einsatz

Named after a notorious Union general in the American Civil War, the Sherman M4 battle tank was actually inferior in many ways to its strongest German competitors towards the end of the Second World War.

But in practice, this most famous, versatile and most frequently built US tank proved its worth, so that it was still used in over 30 countries after the end of the war - in some cases well into the year 2000!

In this volume, Pat Ware not only tells the story of the development and use of the Sherman M4, but also explains all of its important features.

German edition of the Haynes book "Sherman Tank Manual".

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Author:	Pat Ware
Details:	160 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	350 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613040588