The Sherman Saga

The technical challenges and the solutions found by the designers are explained; the various combat methods developed by the Allies are detailed, whether involving a landing from an L.C.T., an advance through the bocage, a battle in the snow or a breakdown at the bottom of a mudhole. Building the best possible tank is no guarantee of victory. The crew serving it must also be trained and instructed — that is where success begins. That crew must then be "prepared" to face combat situations, instilled with the understanding that mistakes in wartime are paid for "on the spot", and that the bill is often collected by Death herself.

The work not only evokes these situations but exhaustively lists the equipment, powerplants, derivative models and the numerous variants of the Sherman. Whenever necessary, the technical explanations are clear and precise, so that for the reader the matter becomes self-evident. Complete? Better than that! This book covers repair and maintenance, while all the logistics required for combat are explained.
Collector, military history enthusiast, armoured vehicle devotee or scale modeller — reading this work you will feel like part of the crew, and the very best of the "Sherman" is there to be savoured within these pages.

The author, Major (Ret.) Estève, served twenty-one years in the Arme Blindée Cavalerie and frequently used, maintained, serviced and repaired one of the many versions of the M4 Sherman in service with the French Army.