Failure to exploit the potential of an original idea is a recurring phenomenon in our national history. Few failures, however, can have been so costly in human

Tanks.

A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the first British tanks, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of their introduction

“A comprehensive analysis of WWII’s greatest land battle and one of history’s greatest armor engagements.” —Publishers Weekly On July 5, 1943, the gre

"An account of a century of armoured warfare, from early experiments with traction engines and steam-powered tanks to the high-tech fighting machines of today"-