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This WW2 forum is intended for asking and discussing reference or historical related issues pertaining to WW2 (1939-1945) subjects.
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 Subject:  "Death Traps"List thread.  
  
 Date:  Mar 21, 2008
 From:  J.Giglio 
I'm currently reading Belton Cooper's book "Death Traps" and, as someone with first hand experience, he goes out of his way to drive home the fact that it was a real tragedy that the U.S. (Patton in particular) chose to put resources into producing the Sherman over the Pershing when it had the chance. Of course he's speaking from the point of view of the men who had to suffer directly and extremely painfully from their inadequacies (such as their tendancy to burn easily) rather than from the larger picture of what was best to win the war. I love the Sherman for many reasons (sitting here where I am all comfy and safe) but I really have to admire the courage of the guys who had to climb into them.
 
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  Whats so good about the Sherman? - Paul Ramsden - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Gazza Hollett - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Otto Huuskonen - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Georg Eyerman - Mar 21, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Fred Schwarz - Mar 21, 2008
. . . "Pssst! Paul,...come closer.... - mike foncannon - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Dan - Mar 21, 2008
. . . It all depends on how you look at it. - Hans Haase - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - tom deimling - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Gary Cooper - Mar 21, 2008
. . . "fairly rubbish" - Roy Chow - Mar 21, 2008
. . . I read an article several years back where a Panzer General was interviewed - Steve Kubik - Mar 21, 2008
. . . Sheer Numbers. n/t - Jim Johnson - Mar 21, 2008
. . . "Death Traps" - J.Giglio - Mar 21, 2008
. . . . . . Re: "Death Traps" - Fred Schwarz - Mar 22, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Rob Feehan - Mar 21, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Johannes Allert - Mar 22, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Roy Chow - Mar 22, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Fred Schwarz - Mar 22, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Brian Hanley - Mar 22, 2008
. . . Relatively silly topic of discussion - Glenn Gerson - Mar 22, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Relatively silly topic of discussion - Brian Hanley - Mar 23, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - Mike Spivey - Mar 23, 2008
. . . Discussed before - Martin Dogger - Mar 23, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Discussed before - Rob Feehan - Mar 23, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Discussed before - Dan - Mar 23, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Discussed before - Mike Spivey - Mar 23, 2008
. . . Re: Whats so good about the Sherman? - rob galassi - Mar 24, 2008
. . . Shermanaholic - Historical Perspective - James Wechsler - Mar 24, 2008
. . . Shermanaholic - Modeler's Perspective - James Wechsler - Mar 24, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Shermanaholic - Modeler's Perspective - Edward Hall - Mar 24, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Soooooo....... was it any good then? - Dave Williams - Mar 24, 2008
. . . . . . Centurion - Paul A. Owen - Mar 24, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Centurion - James Wechsler - Mar 24, 2008
. . . As you said... - Paul A. Owen - Mar 24, 2008
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