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Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945 (Modern Military History)
Alaric Searle (Ed.)
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Description for Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945 (Modern Military History)
Hardcover. The aim of the book is to reconsider the history of First World War tanks by widening the historical perspective beyond Britain, to include France and Germany, and by reflecting on the pre-1914 and post-1918 history of the these new weapons of war. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
The employment of the first tanks by the British Army on the Western Front in September 1916, although symbolic rather than decisive in its effects, ushered in a new form of warfare - tank warfare. While much has been written on the history of the tank, this volume brings together a collection of essays which uncover new aspects of the history of these early machines. Leading military historians from Britain, France and Germany offer insights into the emergence of the tank before the First World War, during the conflict, as well as what happened to them after the guns fell ... Read more
The employment of the first tanks by the British Army on the Western Front in September 1916, although symbolic rather than decisive in its effects, ushered in a new form of warfare - tank warfare. While much has been written on the history of the tank, this volume brings together a collection of essays which uncover new aspects of the history of these early machines. Leading military historians from Britain, France and Germany offer insights into the emergence of the tank before the First World War, during the conflict, as well as what happened to them after the guns fell ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Modern Military History
Condition
New
Weight
773g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909982222
SKU
V9781909982222
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99-10
About Alaric Searle (Ed.)
Dr Alaric Searle is Reader in Military History at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK, and is also Privatdozent in the Department of History, University of Munich. A specialist in British, German and European military history, he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Arbeitskreis Militaergeschichte, the leading scholarly military history society for German-speaking central Europe. He ... Read more
Reviews for Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945 (Modern Military History)
Outlines the complexity of these weapons, their limitations and potential strengths, but also the complicated nature of developing and countering a new weapon that was still not fully understood.
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