Product Description
by Imperial War Museums (Author)
Come face to face with the iconic Sherman tank as it moves through liberated Northwest Europe in 1944.
The infamous Sherman tank was the most widely used Allied tank of the Second World War, and the sheer number of units produced played a crucial part in the Allies winning the war. Using rare footage from the vast film archive at Imperial War Museums, this flip book shows the Sherman tank moving through northwest Europe, an area recently liberated by the Allies. Imperial War Museums has managed a film archive from its very beginnings as an institution in 1917. The collection extends to over 23 thousand hours of moving images, representing a wide and diverse range of material from public information films and official newsreels to documentaries and unedited combat film.Author Biography
Imperial War Museums is a British national museum organization with branches at five locations in the UK, three of which are in London. Its museums record and showcase experiences of modern conflict and uncover the causes, course, and consequences of war, from WWI to the present day. It is a leading authority on conflict and its impact on people's lives.
Number of Pages: 80
Dimensions: 0.5 x 2.3 x 3.9 IN
Publication Date: May 06, 2022
