THE GREAT TANK WAR
THE GREAT TANK WAR

THE GREAT WAR OF TANKS

L20190167
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Yves Buffetaut, with contributions by Bruno Jurkiewicz
Illustrations by Éric Schwartz


 

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When the front stabilised in 1914, the armies dug in. The offensives of 1915 showed that it was impossible to break through the front. New weapons had to be found, especially on the Allied side, in order to recapture the ground lost at the start of the war. The British and the French then worked, independently of each other, on land battleships capable of operating in no man's land. Thus were born the tanks in 1916,
followed by French chars in 1917. They revolutionised warfare on land.

 

More than 160 period photographs and 55 equipment profiles

Author 1
Yves Buffetaut
Author 2
Eric Schwartz
Publication date
August 2019
Pages
184
Illustrations
More than 160 period photographs and 55 equipment profiles
Cover
Paperback
Language
French
Publisher
YSEC EDITIONS
EAN
9782846733052

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