Band Of Brigands - The First Men In Tanks

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A military historian of the first rank.. . a completely
satisfying investigation that is both chilling & startling'
Len Deighton
Tanks were one of the great but unknown, & unreliable,
innovations of World War I. Manned by a motley 'band of
brigands', amongst them mechanics, plumbers,
motorcyclists, circus performers & 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 & burning the enemy to carve
a path for the infantry, they fought in stifling armoured
boxes packed with petrol & 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 & harrowing story of how the first men
in tanks went to war.