Sherman Crab Flail Tank
by Fletcher, David; Bryan, TonyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-10-23
Publisher(s): Osprey Publishing
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Summary
In this title, David Fletcher relates the story of the Sherman Crab Flail using rare sources and photographs. Among the first tanks ashore on D-Day, the "Crab" proved its worth both in its mine-clearing role and as a fighting machine. This book recounts some of its more glorious moments with the famous British 79th Armoured Division and the US Army, giving a detailed exploration of the history of a powerful and innovative machine and the deadly mines it faced.
Author Biography
David Fletcher was born in 1942. He has written a number of books and articles on military subjects and is currently the historian at the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. He has spent over 40 years studying the development of British armored vehicles during the two World Wars. The author lives in Dorset, UK.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Born in the desert | |
| Alamein Debut | p. 6 |
| Developments in Britain | p. 7 |
| Enter the Baron | |
| The British Scorpion | |
| Prototypes Proliferate | p. 15 |
| The Scorpions Spread | p. 19 |
| The Crabs Move in | p. 33 |
| The Crab in action | |
| The American Angle | p. 40 |
| Post-War Developments | p. 41 |
| Bibliography | p. 44 |
| Colour Plate Commentary | p. 45 |
| Index | p. 48 |
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