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# Sherman Medium Tank 1942–45 (New Vanguard, 3)

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desertcart.com: Sherman Medium Tank 1942–45 (New Vanguard, 3): 9781855322967: Zaloga, Steven J., Sarson, Peter: Books

Review: Excellent read - Very well written an researched! I enjoy reading very much! Well up to the high standards of publisher!!
Review: Answers a lot of questions - Many thoughtful individuals considering World War II in Europe have been puzzled about why the United States had such clearly inferior tanks to Germany over time, and especially at the end of the war. This short but useful book provides some important answers. Prior to American entry into the war, the U.S. Army leadership apparently did not plan on a great deal of tank against tank warfare, but saw the tank corps as having the primary purpose of breaking through the enemy front line and attacking into their rear areas. Tank destroyers and to some extent anti-tank guns were seen as the primary systems to destroy enemy tanks. The Germans, by contrast, increasing favored, heavy and well-armed tanks that by the last stages of the war dramatically outclassed smaller tanks like the Shermans. This is not the first time that technology has surged ahead of military tactics and doctrine but it is certainly one of the best examples, and the United States was slower than it should have been to adjust. Having said this, there were incremental improvements to the Sherman over this time frame, and it did have some advantages in turret traverse speed and engine durability. Sherman tank crews also made a point of learning about and exploiting the vulnerabilities of the Panther tanks and to the limited extent possible even the Tiger tanks. In examining such issues, no detail is too small for this author, and the result is a detailed and evaluation of this system. Particularly galling is the decision by U.S. military leaders to oppose the production of the M 26 heavy tank (Pershing) early in the war and by doing so delay this much more powerful successor to the Sherman from being used against the Tigers and Panthers until close to the war's conclusion. Even then, the number of M 26 tanks put into the fight was limited and inadequate. Also, I have posted a picture of a Sherman tank taken at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,304,556 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #520 in History of Military Vehicles #6,866 in World War II History (Books) #6,893 in American Military History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 78 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent read
*by J***N on July 11, 2023*

Very well written an researched! I enjoy reading very much! Well up to the high standards of publisher!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Answers a lot of questions
*by A***. on August 9, 2018*

Many thoughtful individuals considering World War II in Europe have been puzzled about why the United States had such clearly inferior tanks to Germany over time, and especially at the end of the war. This short but useful book provides some important answers. Prior to American entry into the war, the U.S. Army leadership apparently did not plan on a great deal of tank against tank warfare, but saw the tank corps as having the primary purpose of breaking through the enemy front line and attacking into their rear areas. Tank destroyers and to some extent anti-tank guns were seen as the primary systems to destroy enemy tanks. The Germans, by contrast, increasing favored, heavy and well-armed tanks that by the last stages of the war dramatically outclassed smaller tanks like the Shermans. This is not the first time that technology has surged ahead of military tactics and doctrine but it is certainly one of the best examples, and the United States was slower than it should have been to adjust. Having said this, there were incremental improvements to the Sherman over this time frame, and it did have some advantages in turret traverse speed and engine durability. Sherman tank crews also made a point of learning about and exploiting the vulnerabilities of the Panther tanks and to the limited extent possible even the Tiger tanks. In examining such issues, no detail is too small for this author, and the result is a detailed and evaluation of this system. Particularly galling is the decision by U.S. military leaders to oppose the production of the M 26 heavy tank (Pershing) early in the war and by doing so delay this much more powerful successor to the Sherman from being used against the Tigers and Panthers until close to the war's conclusion. Even then, the number of M 26 tanks put into the fight was limited and inadequate. Also, I have posted a picture of a Sherman tank taken at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good primer on the Sherman.
*by S***G on April 16, 2014*

Osprey New Vanguard #3, Sherman Medium Tank 1942-45, is a very good overview of the M4 Sherman and variants from 1942 on. I think it gives the reader a lot of information on the Sherman from its design philosophy to it's construction, weapons, powerplants and service. This small book (48 pages) starts out by giving the reader a short, but very enlightening, insight into the man who controlled the direction of tank design for the US Army during WWII - Maj. Gen. Lesley McNair. It's pretty obvious that McNair was opinionated in the extreme and insured that the armored weapons fielded by the US would be inferior to those of the enemy. The book does a good job of chronicling the variants with different engines, different weapons (including the 76mm gun version) or upgraded suspension. Unfortunately, doesn't really give a lot of data on the 105mm howitzer version). One thing that is obvious is the ability of American industry to produce them with cast or welded hulls, diesel or gasoline ("petrol" in the UK) engines and modified suspensions. The US could not only build enough for the needs of the US Army, but also give thousands to the British, Poles, Free French, Soviets, etc. The book gives a fairly good recounting of the operational history of the Sherman, including results of fighting from north Africa on. The author also includes both Army evaluations as well as first-person accounts of combat against German tanks. There are even a few pictures of up-gunned and powered Shermans in the Israeli IDF which used Shermans until the 1990's. If the book has a flaw, it is simply trying to cover too much. Having said that, I think it covered a lot of things very well. This is a good Osprey book with the usual excellent photos, color plates and very good text by author Steven Zaloga. It's a good primer or overview for someone who wants to learn about the Sherman, but doesn't want to get bogged down in a lot of detail. I recommend this book with four stars.

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