Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II

by Steven J. Zaloga

Book Overview

Hundreds of photos, including many never published before with riveting accounts of armored warfare in World War II Compares the Sherman to other tanks, including the Panther and Tiger Author is a world-renowned expert on the Sherman tank and American armor

Some tank crews referred to the American M4 Sherman tank as a "death trap." Others, like Gen. George Patton, believed that the Sherman helped win World War II. So which was it: death trap or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811704246
• ISBN13: 9780811704243
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.2" x 10.2"