Extraordinary numbers of Sherman tanks were created over the course of World War II. 6,281 M4A1s were built alone, and development of the broader family in the quantities needed would require more ...

The M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Sherman tank sitting in front of the Minnesota Military Museum building is one of only eight that exist in the entire world. The "Jumbo" nickname comes from the fact that the ...

In 1939, the U.S. tank arsenal mostly comprised the 12-ton M2A4 light tank, half the weight of the new German Panzer IV and the Soviet T-34 medium tanks.

Although the M4 Shermans were made in the 1940s, the tank's reliability, one of the Sherman's great strengths, meant that it saw action with the Egyptian army even during the '50s and '60s ...

The Sherman’s powerplant was a 400-horsepower gas engine that, combined with the ammo on board, could transform the tank into a Hellish inferno after taking a hit.

Flame tanks, artillery tractors, recovery tanks, engineer tanks, and motorized howitzers all credit the Sherman as a predecessor. The Sherman on display at Rock Island Arsenal is an M4A3 variant.

As the Sherman easily absorbs muddy ditches and busts over rocks on Drive A Tank's 23-acre, densely wooded driving range, my other senses stir. Diesel exhaust fills my nostrils.

It was an unusual delivery to the Heinz History Center -- a 37-ton Sherman tank now parked outside the museum as part of the center's "World War II -- We Can Do It" exhibit.

The inside of an M4 Sherman Tank is cramped Fortunately, several Shermans survived the war – over 50,000 were produced — giving many modern adventurers the chance to peek inside.