Tanks of the United States John J. Pershing who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I, it was designed and came out at the end of World War II and was used in the Korean Conflict. In May 1946, due to changing conceptions of the U.S. Army's tank needs, the M26 was reclassified as a medium tank. Designed as a heavy tank, the Pershing was a significant upgrade from the M4 Sherman in terms of firepower with its 90 mm gun and protection. On the other hand, its mobility was unsatisfactory for a medium tank (it used the same engine that
It Was the War of the Trenches It Was the War of the Trenches It Was the War of the Trenches (original title: "C'était la guerre des tranchées") is a 1993 graphic novel by Jacques Tardi about World War I. It is acclaimed as one of his best works and received praise from Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco. Paul Gravett listed it in his "1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die". "C'était la guerre des tranchées" was pre-published in "A Suivre". The novel is a series of anecdotal stories set in the trenches of World War One. Many are based on stories Tardi remembered from his