Band of brigands
the first men in tanks
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Word Count
119,750 words, Guess
Page Count
479 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebandofbrigandsfi0000camp_x5r8
- ISBN-100007214596
- ISBN-139780007214594
- LibraryThing4405579
- Goodreads2330352
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- OCLC Control Number148289696
- Better World BooksKR-638-835
- Better World Books9780007214594
- Open LibraryOL19525808M
Classifications
- DDC940.41241
- LCCD608
Description
"Tanks were one of the great but unknown, and unreliable, innovations of World War I. Manned by a motley 'band of brigands', amongst them mechanics, plumbers, motorcyclists, circus performers and polar explorers, they were developed in great secrecy, prepared as a surprise advantage for the frontline of trench warfare. The men of the British Tank Corps went on to see battle at its most brutal. Tasked with crushing and burning the enemy to carve a path for the infantry, they fought in stifling armoured boxes packed with petrol and explosives, aware that at any moment a shell-hit might incinerate them all. Christy Campbell, former defence correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph tells properly for the first time the remarkable and harrowing story of how the first men in tanks went to war."--Cover.
Description
"The first time the story of how the men who went to war in tanks has been properly told. Inspired by a recent visit to France to witness the excavation of a fully fledged World War I tank from beneath a muddy field"--Publisher's description.
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