Not counting prototypes, a total of 49,234 of these tanks were produced, a number surpassed only by the Soviet T-34. Officially the Medium Tank, M4, this iconic tank kept the U.S. Army’s then-common ...
2020-01-19T18:00:15-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/6c5/20200119181817003_hd.jpgRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the ...
The M4 Sherman became the most recognizable Allied tank of World War II—reliable, easy to produce, and present on every front ...
From the mass-produced M4 Sherman to the powerful M26 Pershing, U.S. armor provided the firepower and mobility that would be reflected in tank warfare down through the years Are you ahead, or behind ...
WDAY News Reporter Kevin Wallevand and photographer Ryan Longnecker rode in an M4 Sherman tank as it went on its first trip on Steamer Hill. Harold Kihn drives his restored Sherman tank at the Western ...
Thanks to its starring role in World War II, the M4 Sherman tank is one of America’s most iconic and battle-tested machines. This particular example landed at Normandy just after D-Day, helped ...
Summary and Key Points: During WWII, the Allied victory was significantly bolstered by mass-produced medium tanks like the T-34, Sherman, and Cromwell. -Despite being outclassed by German Panther and ...
The American Heritage Museum, a museum that explores America’s wars from the Revolutionary War to today’s Global War on Terror, is sponsoring a fundraising sweepstakes benefitting the museum. Icons of ...
The M4 Sherman and the M3 Lee were built for the same war, but they approach the battlefield very differently. In this video, we climb inside both to compare layout, crew space, and practical fighting ...
A U.S. Army World War II Sherman tank, similar to one being made available to drive as part of a unique initiative, sits on the hillside outside in Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) Christmas has come early ...
US Army Pfc. Jim Andreadis was a teenager in April 1945 when he made history. That month, the Brooklyn-bred soldier and his unit helped liberate the Nazi-run Ohrdruf concentration camp — one of World ...
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