M4 Sherman M4 Sherman The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. Thousands were distributed through the Lend-Lease program to the British Commonwealth and Soviet Union. The tank was named by the British for the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. The M4 Sherman evolved from the M3 Medium Tank, which had its main armament in a side sponson mount. The M4 retained much of the previous mechanical
The War That Changed Us The War That Changed Us The War That Changed Us is a 4-episode Australian television documentary series presenting the true stories of six Australians in World War I. The series, produced by Electric Pictures, was first shown by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on four consecutive Sunday evenings commencing on 19 August 2014. Australia entered World War I in August 1914, one hundred years earlier. The series follows the range of experiences of the following real-life people: These people were chosen because there was a substantial amount of material they had written. Archie Barwick and Kit McNaughton kept diaries. Pompey Elliott