M3-M3A1-M3A3 Stuart I to V

✍ Scribed by Jonathan Forty

• Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 65
• Series: Tanks in detail 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3 was an American light tank of World War II. It was used by British and Commonwealth forces prior to the entry of the USA into the war, and thereafter by US and Allied forces until the end of the war. The name General Stuart or Stuart given by the British comes from the American Civil War General J.E.B. Stuart and was used for both the M3 and M5 Light Tank in British service it also had the unofficial nickname of Honey. To the United States Army the tanks were officially known only as Light Tank M3 and Light Tank M3A1-M3A3.

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