Back in America, tank designers were already working on a successor to the Grant. The new Sherman packed a single 75-millimeter gun. Crew was just five, compared to the Grant’s seven.

Formally called the 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10, this tank destroyer was based on the M4 Sherman chassis while mounting the 3-inch gun M7 in an open-top turret. The M10 traded armor for ...

The British M4 Sherman Firefly was based on America’s Sherman tank but had added improvements, like its powerful 77mm gun, to take down its German rivals. Fireflies became the most-used tanks in ...

Roy Hayward lost both his legs in Normandy aged 18 after his Sherman tank came under attack A veteran tank crewman who lost both his legs after landing on Gold Beach on D-Day has died at the age ...