First World War Tanks: No. 172 (Shire Library) - Softcover

Bartholomew, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852637993 ISBN 13: 9780852637999

Publisher: Shire Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Although tanks have become a symbol of military power, the first tanks were created as a temporary solution to the deadlock created by trench warfare. The early designs were unsophisticated and had little success when they were first used by the British Army on the Somme in 1916. The battle of Cambrai, however, proved that tanks were effective, and they were used extensively in the final year of the war. By 1918 over 2,700 tanks had been built in Britain, while France, Germany, the United States, Italy and Russia had all produced tanks of their own. This book covers the design and development of tanks during the First World War, describing the types that were used in action and the most important battles in which they fought. It is illustrated with photographs from the archives of the Tank Museum, at Bovington in Dorset.

About this title

About the Author

E. Bartholomew was formerly the Education Officer and Assistant Librarian at the Tank Museum and now works for the National Railway Museum, York. This book makes extensive use of material from the museum’s collections, which contain a wide range of documents, technical manuals, handbooks, reports and illustrations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852637993
• ISBN 13: 9780852637999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32