Название: Sherman Mediun Tank: Canadian, New Zealand and South African Armies Italy, 1943-1945 (TankCraft 39)
Автор: Dеnnis Оlivеr
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2023
Страниц: 64
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 15.3 MB

The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany. But the part played by the British commonwealth armored units in the Italian campaign is less well known and in his latest volume in the TankCraft series Dennis Oliver uses wartime photos, extensively researched text and highly-detailed color illustrations to cover the Sherman tanks of the Canadian, New Zealand and South African armies that battled their way up the Italian peninsula. Although it was often out-gunned by its opponents the Sherman’s ability to handle the worst terrain and its mechanical reliability ensured that it was at the forefront of every battle and contributed greatly to the final Allied victory. Examined in this book are both the 75mm armed version and the potent tank killer referred to toady as the Firefly, as well as a number of little-known field modifications.

Название: The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
Автор: Brian Holden Reid
Издательство: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195392736
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 640
Размер: 19,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the best-known generals in the Civil War. His March to the Sea, which resulted in a devastated swath of the South from Atlanta to Savannah, cemented his place in history as the pioneer of total war.