Before the Sherman, there was the Lee. Rushed into service and armed with two cannons, the M3 Lee/Grant wasn’t perfect—but it held the line when it mattered most.

The United States built two main variants of the M3 tank: the M3 Lee, which is used by American forces, and the M3 Grant, which is used by the British. The most significant difference between the ...

The British insisted on custom models dubbed the M3 Grant (after General Lee’s Civil War nemesis) with a turret-mounted radio eliminating the need for a radio operator. North African Adventures: ...

The American M3 was produced in two variants, as the M3 Lee and M3 Grant tanks. Both variants were used by the Allies. The M3 Lee Tank saw action with in North Africa, Sicily and the Pacific.

On Aug. 16, Michigan's Military Heritage Museum in Jackson received "Lulubelle" the M3 Lee Tank, as seen in the 1943 Humphrey Bogart film and the 1995 Jim Belushi film "Sahara.” ...