M26/M46 Pershing Tank 1943-53

by Steven J. Zaloga, Tony Bryan (Illustrator), Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Overview

From the moment that the M4 Sherman had been matched against German Panther and Tiger tanks, the American tank crews had known that their vehicles were outclassed by the opposition. What was needed was a more powerful tank, more heavily armed and armored, that could take-on the powerful German panzers on a more equal footing. Although it took time to develop by the latter months of the war numbers of M26 Pershing tanks were reaching the frontline US armored units. Well armored and with a powerful 90mm gun the Pershing was a match for any tank in the German order of battle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782002147
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/20/2012
Series:	New Vanguard , #35
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	923,583
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Steven J. Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces.

Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years experience with a keen interest in military hardware – armour, small arms, aircraft and ships. Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. Jim is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
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 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 history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Developmental of the M26 Pershing tank · Combat record of the M26 in WWII · Development of the M46 · Combat record of the M26 and M46 in Korea · Foreign export of the M26 and M46 · The Plates · Index