At the apex of the First World War, technology and innovation often decided the outcome of the many brutal skirmishes witnessed along the Western Front. Tank warfare, in particular, emerged as a field ...
While not the most powerful tank, the American M3 Stuart tank was a favorite for British soldiers, earning the nickname “Honey” due to its speed and maneuverability. Its 37mm main gun was no ...
It seems to me that the strength and invincibility of the tank was being reflected in the product of the company, Brass pressings, for which this was an advert. This was the desk top sports car or ...
It was at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme, in September 1916, that tanks first went into action. If there is an originator of the tank it was Lt Col (later Major-General) Sir Ernest ...
The tank was designed to withstand machine-gun fire and break through trench defences. Horace Leslie Birks was put in charge of one of these early tanks at Passchendaele. HORACE LESLIE BIRKS ...