Modelling the US Army M4 (75mm) Sherman Medium Tank

by Steven J. Zaloga

Overview

The Sherman was the most widely used Allied tank of World War II and was built in larger numbers than all German tanks combined. There was also a huge number of variants, powered by different engines, and manufactured with different types of hulls and turrets. This book presents an expert guide to modelling the 75mm gun versions used by the US Army in the ETO, in 1/35 and 1/48 scale. The projects featured include an early M4A1 from Operation Husky (July 1943), an intermediate M4 during Operation Cobra (August 1944), an M4 mine-roller in the Ardennes (January 1945), and a M4A3 during Operation Grenade (February 1945).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780966366
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	04/20/2012
Series:	Osprey Modelling , #35
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Steve Zaloga has written numerous book on tank development and military history including many on US Army armored vehicles and tank units of World War II. He has been modeling for many years, and has won numerous prizes at IPMS, AMPS, and other hobby conventions. He has written extensively on armor modeling including previous books in this series, as well as many articles in IPMS Journal, FineScale Modeler, Flight Plan and other magazines. He writes regularly for Military Modelling magazine and has also served as a moderator on the popular armor modeling website, Missing Lynx.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Editorial Reviews

In my opinion, having reviewed a good number of Osprey's Modelling series, in the 'bang for the buck' category, it definitely comes top of any list. This new book by Steven Zaloga, gets even more mileage out of an already popular modelling subject by writing a book which will have valuable applications no matter where your subject interest lies.” —Jim Rae, Armorama (October 2006)

“All of the articles are superbly written and include not only a goodly number of in-work images, but many pages of the completed model. I'm sure that if one was so inclined any of these could be duplicated with just care in construction. Another fine addition to the Osprey Modelling series and one you [can] be sure will offer good value.” —Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com

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