Key point: The Sherman tank was useful because it was reliable but it was also not the best technology had to offer. But armor and lethality don’t tell the whole story. The same American tanks were ...

In Normandy, 1944, the Panzer IV and the M4 Sherman faced off in a clash of design philosophies—quality versus quantity. We break down how the German Panzer IV, with its superior armor and firepower, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The side with the Sherman won the war. American tanks in World War II were generally inferior to their German counterparts. German tanks boasted better armor protection ...

Denis (centre), Tom (far right), and Bert (between them), on top of their Sherman. This picture was taken in Bremen in April 1945. (Eric Hoskins is on the left, next to him is Capt J (Wally) ...