In the Wake of the Tank: The First Fifteen Years of Mechanization in the British ArmyBogen beskriver pansertropperne i den britiske hær, dels strategien men også den udvikling af tanks der var nødvendig for at vinde 1. Verdenskrig. |
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE RESUSCITATION OF THE FIGHTING VEHICLE | 1 |
TANKS IN 1917 | 14 |
TANKS IN 1918 | 29 |
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