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Gavin Birch's "Sherman Tank (Images of War)," is an inexpensive, large format, photo book devoted to the American-built M4 Sherman Tank series, the tank that carried the Western Allies through the last half of the Second World War (and a substantial number were supplied to the Soviet union as well). The book stands out from similar books, in that the source for the photos is the British Imperial War Museum, rather than the various US government archives. Thus, the book is substantially devoted to the vast numbers of Shermans supplied to the British Commonwealth Forces through the Lend Lease Program (though a small section at the back of the book depicts the tanks in US service). The whole subject of Shermans is convoluted, due to the large number of variants in production simultaneously, which differed mainly in their powerplants. The British operated every 75mm-armed Sherman variant except the M4A3 and M4A6, and they received some 105mm-armed M4 howitzer tanks and 76mm-armed M4A1 tanks in 1944-45 as well.
The good thing about the book is the wealth of interesting photos, though Birch seldom goes beyond the original photo captions to describe the unit or location. Unfortunately, Birch is simply not very good at identifying Sherman subtypes, apart from the M4A1 series (obvious from their cast upper hulls), and the Firefly conversions (which had long-barreled British 17-Pounder guns replacing the stubby US 75mm).
His section on US tanks is needlessly confused, as he appears unaware that the US Army did not issue the M4A2 or the M4A4 variants at all (they were mainly for training or Lend Lease use, though the USMC operated the M4A2 in the Pacific). The US tanks that landed in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy were all M4 and M4A1 versions (which shared the same engine, simplifying the supply situation). The Ford-engined M4A3 variant didn't reach combat until the Normandy breakout in August, 1944 (mostly the 1944 production versions with the new upper hull, though a few old training tanks from 1943 do appear as replacements very late in the war).
The appendix devoted to identifying subtypes within the Sherman family is faulty in several respects, and Birch repeats the error originated in Chris Ellis' 1967 book that the British received the short-lived M4A6 version via Lend Lease--only 75 of this variant were built, and they actually went to a training battalion at Fort Knox.
For the sheer number and quality of the images alone, the book is a good value for money, provided you have additional technical references on the tank itself. For a comprehensive view of the Sherman's development and employment, see Steven J. Zaloga's excellent Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. For an overview of Sherman production types with photos and general arrangement drawings, see Sherman in Action - Armor No. 16 by Bruce Culver
Really enjoyed the photos that I hadn't ever seen before and I've seen a lot!
Nice to have a summary at the end to be able to figure out which model of Sherman you are looking at.
All tanks depicted in this book are British. Their approach to up armor and equipment stowage was different from Americans.
Focus is mainly on British service. Many good photos but the editing is a let down. I especially like the photo with the M7 Priest in the background, the caption from the book states that the orginal photographer listed it as an M7 but that it is a Sexton when in fact it is an M7.
Seemed well researched , just enough technical bits for me. W definitely purchase more of these books of a similar style
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