Egypt’s Forgotten Tanks

Rediscovering the Shermans That Shaped a 'Revolution'

When Egypt’s Free Officers seized power in July 1952, the lumbering Sherman tanks that rolled through Cairo’s streets were more than just machines; they were symbols of a country in transition. Painted in sand and olive, some bearing names like Tyranny-Breaker and 23 July, these wartime relics of American steel had become unlikely emblems of Egyptian so…