M4 Sherman Tank Owners' Workshop Manual: An insight into the history, development, production, uses, and ownership of the world's most iconic tank Hardcover – May 29, 2012

I am a bit of a WWII nut. I build a lot of models, have quite a few Shermans and their variants in my collection so I have amassed a pretty decent library of books on Shermans. Honestly, after skimming through this after it came to the house it probably doesn't have much information that I don't already have in the other books but that being said, if you are just looking for a really good basic knowledge of the M4 Sherman, it's history and development and some great archival photos as well as pictures of currently owned and restored tanks then you can't beat this for the price and quality. I definitely recommend this if you have nothing on the subject in your library or if you (think you) have everything!

Bought this for the ex. He was a tanker in the army, so I thought I'd give him something of historical value. He was like a kid on Christmas morning when I gave it to him. It looked over it a couple times, and it was great to see all the cool machines, and how they were built.

Having purchased the excellent Haynes manuals on the Tiger, Churchill, and Mk IV tanks, I found this one a bit lacking in places. Although it adheres to the same format and covers much the same the ground as those books, the overall level of detail isn't quite as good. It's nicely presented and includes a number of excellent diagrams, tables, and photographs, but tries to hard to be a Jack of all trades, and ends up failing to be a focused, detailed technical study of the M4. I've noticed Haynes' books on American vehicles tend to be their weaker ones, and this is no exception.At $16, this is a pretty decent introduction to the Sherman, and there's quite a bit of interesting technical detail within. The photographs of some oddball M4 variants are probably the most interesting part, as are the sections on owning, restoring, and maintaining your own Sherman. Still, I expect better from Haynes, and some input from the staff at the Tank Museum in Bovington would have probably helped immensely.

Last week I got a copy of Haynes "M4 Sherman Tank Owners' Workshop Manual" by Pat Ware. The book is designed to look like part of the popular "Haynes" series of auto repair books, which is a fun if somewhat gimmicky marketing ploy. The book is not an actual repair or maintenance manual in the proper sense, but it does include some fairly detailed diagrams of the various systems in a Sherman Tank. The first half of the book details the history and development of the Sherman tank. To anyone that is already familiar with this story, this part of the book will not be particularly interesting. Owners of Zaloga's "Armored Thunderbolt" or Hunnicutt's "Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank" will not learn much new here. However, the book does have some very nice charts listing the various M4 variants and models. Sometimes the author falls a little too in line with the traditional criticisms and myths regarding the M4, echoes of Belton Cooper can be heard in the text.The second half of the book is the more interesting. Fairly good descriptions of the various M4 power packs are given, with more detail that most books on AFVs devote to engines. Also, there is a nice section with details on each of the manufacturing locations for the M4. Various illustrations are included detailing the interior systems of the M4. The final section of the book is about actually owning and maintaining a Sherman tank. This part is rather entertaining, but probably not of much use to the average tank enthusiast, unless they have a half million dollars with which to purchase a Sherman tank. All in all, it's an interesting read with enough good charts, photos and illustrations to make it worth the $18 that it's offered for on Amazon. And of course, its fun to show off to friends who are familiar with the Haynes series of repair manuals. It looks nice sitting on the shelf next to my copy of the Haynes manual for the Tiger tank.

Most of what I always wanted to know about the Sherman is shown, and to the layman, always seeing just the outside, this is a most revealing book, even if you don't want owing one, because making the money to buy one, and maintain, is not included.

Fantastic read. This book is literally packed full of so much on Sherman tanks. From a chart of all variants with specs to the "funnies" to the super Sherman and production dates etc etc.

It does book things and tells you about tank things. What more could you ask for?

Great buying experience. Seller was courtious, price was fair, and the product was exactly as described.

Great book very detailed

it is not as thorough as i've once owned but it is a good start. i just have to see ehich tank is which with three boogi assemblies and not two aS SHOWN IN THE BOOK.

Ottimo libro in inglese che tratta in maniera molto particolareggiata dell'M4 Sherman e di tutte le sue varie varianti. Sono forniti dati di produzione, allestimenti ecc ecc ... un libro dedicato a tutti gli amanti del carro M4 di modellisti in genere. Un altro ottimo libro della Haynes.Spedizione veloce.

タイトルから濃い内容を期待していたのですが・・内容は普通に大戦中、大戦後のＭ4系列の戦車、特殊車両、試作車を紹介、説明する本です。Ｍ4系列の戦車は日本でもＡＦＶ雑誌で繰り返し特集が組まれておりそれを超える内容ではありません。カタログデータ、テクニカルデータの図は豊富ですがＭ4格型の車体の相違点とか説明されていません。写真はたくさん掲載されていますがそういう点でもモデラーの方にはあまり参考にならないと思います。タイトルに関係してＭ4戦車を所持する章、レストアする章もありますが特に濃い内容ではありません。法的な事が書かれてますが日本では参考になりません。砲塔と車体上部をとっぱらって真っ赤に塗られたＭ4Ａ4がトラクター替わりに使われている写真は興味深かったです。こんな使われ方もあるんだなと。気になる点がひとつ・・これまでＭ4Ａ5というとカナダがＭ3中戦車の車体を使って製作されたラム巡航戦車とされＭ4系列を語る際ほとんど無視されてきましたが・・この本ではＭ4Ａ5はカナダで製作されたグリズリー巡航戦車とされています。ぱっと見、Ｍ4Ａ1戦車に見えますが履帯がカナダ独自仕様の物を使っておりそれに合わせて起動輪が独自の物に換装されています。写真もしっかり載っておりこの解釈が通説になっていくのでしょうか？

Very good coverage of the various marks (including our own Canadian Grizzly). Perhaps more on the mechanicals (though engines well covered) would have been appreciated