American tanks were decisive in turning the tide of World War 2. American armor marched across Africa and Europe, seizing ...

The M4 Sherman was the backbone of Allied armored forces in World War II. It devastated German armor and infantry across ...

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.

Not counting prototypes, a total of 49,234 of these tanks were produced, a number surpassed only by the Soviet T-34. Officially the Medium Tank, M4, this iconic tank kept the U.S. Army’s then-common ...

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 ...

The M-50 Sherman played a major role in Israel’s early armored warfare history, seeing extensive action during the Suez ...

Thanks to its starring role in World War II, the M4 Sherman tank is one of America’s most iconic and battle-tested machines. This particular example landed at Normandy just after D-Day, helped ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- A World War II hero got the surprise, and honor, of his life Wednesday in Charlestown. He was reunited with the type of tank he used in Europe. He was once called the "Hero of Cologne" ...

US Army Pfc. Jim Andreadis was a teenager in April 1945 when he made history. That month, the Brooklyn-bred soldier and his unit helped liberate the Nazi-run Ohrdruf concentration camp — one of World ...