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This book lays it out better than any other recent effort, and should be part of the library of any contemporary warrior.”—Stephen Sewell, Armor Magazine “Cooper’s writing and recall of harrowing events is superb and engrossing. Highly recommended.”—Robert A. Lynn, The Stars and Stripes “This detailed story will become a classic of WWII history and required reading for anyone interested in armored warfare.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Death Traps] fills a critical gap in WWII literature. . . . It’s a truly unique and valuable work.”—G.I. 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These losses after a penetration of only five miles into enemy terri- tory were obviously unacceptable and could not possibly be\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA69","page_number":"69","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e engine was supposed to be pulled after a hundred hours of operation . Many tanks were due this hundred - hour check ; the number would have been higher had medium tank losses not been so great that many tanks were brand new\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA120","page_number":"120","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tanks staggered in depth . The first tank was behind a hedgerow near the road that ran through the woods where the Germans had been bombed that afternoon . The second tank , also hidden behind a hedgerow , was about thirty\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA128","page_number":"128","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tank , with a 400 - horsepower Wright radial engine , was stretching its upper limit even without a governor . Fortu- nately , by this time , we had replaced a number of tanks with the newer M4A1 . It used the Ford V8 in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA164-IA1","page_number":"164","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e 76mm gun ( hit on the left flank side ) , near Le Dézert , France ( St. Lo sector ) , July 1944 . Panther that was knocked out of action at Normandy . An American M36 tank destroyer with a 90mm cannon penetrated the face\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA164-IA2","page_number":"164","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e that was struck in its turret ring , near Ranes , France , 1944. Both turret and hull are dam- aged , thus making the tank unre- pairable . destroyed by over- head artillery fire at Le Dézert in Normandy , July 1944 . A close\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA164-IA3","page_number":"164","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e . An M26 Pershing G7-32AK approaches the bombed Cathedral Plaza in Cologne . A German Panther Mark V had just knocked out an \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e . Infantry division infantryman exam- ining the German Panther tank . A T2 armored."},{"page_id":"PA164-IA8","page_number":"164","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tanks that were destroyed in street fighting in Paderborn , Germany . 3A 3-0 Twenty - seven - year - old Lt. Belton Y. Cooper in Cologne , Germany , near the end of the war . own forward observer tanks that go with the task\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA210","page_number":"210","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e normally had a five - man crew : the driver ; the assistant driver , who rode next to him and manned the ball - mount .30 - caliber machine gun ; the assistant gunner , who sat on the left side of the turret and loaded the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA230","page_number":"230","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tank . Prior to the invasion , we had inno- cently informed the tank units that the \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e was a much better tank than it actually proved to be in combat . This was due to false information and to pure ignorance on our\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA232","page_number":"232","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tank were cast armor and some of the earlier hulls were cast armor , most of the hulls were plate armor . Other than the fact that the M26 tank armor was cast and the Panther\u0026#39;s was plate armor , the armor was comparable in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA254","page_number":"254","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e could see the projectile go out and curve down slightly as it sped toward the target . This new high - velocity gun was entirely different . When we fired the first round , we could barely see the projec- tile . It appeared\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA276","page_number":"276","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tanks followed by a company of armored in- fantry in half - tracks . 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Major Arrington told me that ordnance had prepared a field service kit to put addi- tional armor plate on all the \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tanks , and I was to be in charge of the project . The work\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA342","page_number":"342","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e tank . Everyone cheered as the tank was unloaded from the back end of the trailer . I was amazed that this many tanks had been built . The experience of learning how to weld armor plate became an invaluable one later on when\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA347","page_number":"347","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eM4 Sherman\u003c/b\u003e . Osceola , Wis .: Motor Books International , 1993 . Houston , Donald E. Hell on Wheels : The Second Armored Division . Novato , Calif .: Presidio Press , 1977 . MacDonald , Charles B. 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