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For Want of A Gun: The Sherman Tank Scandal of WWII (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,897
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For Want of A Gun: The Sherman Tank Scandal of WWII (Hardcover): Christian Mark Dejohn

For Want of A Gun: The Sherman Tank Scandal of WWII (Hardcover)

Christian Mark Dejohn; Photographs by Robert Coldwell

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This remarkable story exposes the Sherman tank scandal of World War II, involving some of the biggest American names and stretching from the White House and Pentagon to factories and battlefronts. Outgunned by more powerful German opponents, the inferiority of American tanks led to some of the worst setbacks of the war, prolonging it in Europe. US tankers ultimately prevailed, but over 60,000 armored division soldiers were killed and wounded; their preventable sacrifice inspired the Hollywood movie Fury. Included are striking images of the Sherman's adversaries (photographed exclusively at the National Museum of Cavalry and Armor), along with original equipment, documents, period propaganda, and vintage photos of Sherman tanks in action. As a German officer noted, "I was on this hill with six 88mm antitank guns...Every time they sent a tank, we knocked it out. Finally we ran out of ammunition, and the Americans didn't run out of tanks."

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Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2017
Authors: Christian Mark Dejohn
Photographers: Robert Coldwell
Dimensions: 304 x 228 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-5250-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN: 0-7643-5250-4
Barcode: 9780764352508

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