Customer Reviews

Warmachines No. 4 - Israeli M4 Sherman and Derivatives

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Was very disappointed in this book. Israel purchased a great deal of M-4A1 Shermans and initially rearmed them with the D-75-50, the French derivative of the Panther's long gun. The only M-4A1 shown in the book was on the front cover and was not found or included in the text anywhere in the book.

This book gives a brief overview of some different types of Israeli Shermans and variants. It covers about 15 different vehicles in 30 pages, ranging from the basic M4A1 to the M50/M51 to ambulance and even live target variants. All pictures seem to have been taken at the same museum.
I bought this as a reference for building a model of an M51 and was somewhat disapointed. Although it does devote 8 pages to that version (some variants only get 2 pictures on a single page), they are all of the same vehicle. I'm still looking for historical pictures of vehicles in use so this book didn't do it for me.

Great subject matter, but lacking in some areas. Need more overall photos of vehicles. Other thanthat great!