Key point: 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 and more firepower.

Land combat in World War II was dominated by the tank. The role of these hefty vehicles changed somewhat as the war evolved, with new models being manufactured and their weapons and defenses evolving.

The M4 Sherman Tank is one of the most storied military machines in U.S. history, as it helped the Allies defeat the Axis powers during World War II. These tanks are commonly on display at military ...

The M4 Sherman was the backbone of Allied armored forces in World War II. It devastated German armor and infantry across North Africa and Europe, leaving an indelible mark on tank design and military ...

Key point: The tank was good in 1942, adequate in 1943 and totally outclassed by 1944. American tanks in World War II were generally inferior to their German counterparts. German tanks boasted better ...

The M4 Sherman tank was the standard U.S. tank in World War II. The tank displayed at Memorial Field was assigned to the 4th Armored Division and disabled by German gunfire during the Battle of the ...

Sherman tanks would be an important part of the Allies' arsenal during World War II, a conflict that would be shaped by the use of tank tactics. The very first Shermans began to be manufactured for ...

WDAY News Reporter Kevin Wallevand and photographer Ryan Longnecker rode in an M4 Sherman tank as it went on its first trip on Steamer Hill. Harold Kihn drives his restored Sherman tank at the Western ...

It’s been described as a Crematorium on Wheels, a Tommycooker or, as World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer once referred to it, “home.” One of the last functioning Sherman tanks rolled down the narrow ...