Tank Corps in the Great War - Volume 1 - Conception, Birth and Baptism of Fire, November 1914 - November 1916 (Pope Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first volume of a new six volume history of the Tank Corps during the First World War. The first history was written shortly after the end of the Great War by Lt Col JFC Fuller in 1919. This, and the subsequent version written by Sir Basil Liddell Hart in 1959, provided a broad overview of the origins of the Tank Corps but did not undertake detailed analysis of the tank actions and the changes introduced in the organization or operation of tank units as a result of the lessons learned. This new history seeks to overcome these shortcomings.
The first volume, which covers the period November 1914 to November 1916, gives an introduction to the initial design and development of the first battle tanks. It provides details of the selection and training of crewmen and the tactical and logistic challenges associated with bringing a new weapon system into combat within one
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