Sherman Crab Flail Tank

Osprey New Vanguard #139

by David Fletcher, Tony Bryan (Illustrator)

In this title, David Fletcher relates the story of the Sherman Crab Flail using rare sources and photographs. Among the first tanks ashore on D-Day, the "Crab" proved its worth both in its mine-clearing role and as a fighting machine. This book recounts some of its more glorious moments with the famous British 79th Armoured Division and the US Army, giving a detailed exploration of the history of a powerful and innovative machine and the deadly mines it faced.

Genres: World War II

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2007

About the author

David Fletcher is a historian at the Tank Museum at Bovington and has written a great number of books on British armour.

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National treasure David Fletcher rambles on about another armoured vehicle