first world war
GERMAN RESPONSES TO THE TANK
Most of the articles on this blog look at the tank from a British perspective. In the end, though, it would be the effect they had on the Germans that
FROM LITTLE WILLIE TO MARK IV
The Mark IV was the main tank in service during 1917. In two short years, how did the tank used at Cambrai differ from its predecessor, Little Willie?
THE BATTLE OF MESSINES: 7 – 14 JUNE 1917
In mid-1917 the Germans held the high ground of the Messines Ridge in Flanders. It overlooked British positions in the Ypres Salient, meaning preparations for any British attack in this
EXPERIMENTAL FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS – ...
The third instalment in David Fletcher’s three part series examining the experimental tanks of the First World War describes such oddities as cranes, bridges, and rudimentary amphibious tanks.
FRENCH FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS
The Renault FT is by far the most well-known French tank of the First World War, but it was not the first Char d’Assaut used by the French Army.
EXPERIMENTAL FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS – ...
While the first instalment looked at early experimental tanks, this blog post examines vehicles created as a reaction to problems tanks were encountering in combat, such as the Invicta Roller
EXPERIMENTAL FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS – ...
David Fletcher’s three part series details many examples of experimental tanks created during the First World War and includes weird and wonderful vehicles otherwise lost in the mists of time.
CAPTAIN HERBERT ROBERT CHICK MC
On 3rd May 1917, one of the bloodiest days for British soldiers during the First World War, 2nd Lt. Chick commanded tank number 785 into battle. Enlistment Herbert Cicognani was
TANK MEN: HENRY ARCHIBALD SMITH
Not all of the men in the Tank Men exhibition survived the First World War. Archibald Smith, one of the first gunners, was killed in August 1918
THE BATTLE OF ARRAS
At the Tank Museum, mentioning the Battle of Arras is likely to bring to mind the tank attack on the 21st May 1940 rather than the much larger and far
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