The M4 Sherman was supposed to disappear after World War II, replaced by newer and more powerful tanks. Instead, it continued fighting across Korea, the Middle East, and beyond, facing Cold War ...
It is a tank that helped the Allies win World War II. "There are only about 30 American Sherman tanks that are in running condition in America," said Bud Walker, a reenactor. And it is at World War II ...
In just 81 days of fighting in Normandy, Staff Sergeant Lafayette G. Pool and his Sherman crew compiled a combat record ...
The U.S. Army has a long and distinguished history in tank warfare. While everyone remembers the German Wehrmacht’s tank prowess in the Second World War, it is important to remember that, for all the ...
Here is a selection of their responses, which have been edited for brevity. I served in the United States Army from 1987 to 1991 and was deployed to Germany during the cold war. Like Mark Urban, I ...