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British Mark I Tank 1916

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Tanks - British

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
British Mark I Tank 1916
Publisher
Category
Author
David Fletcher
Publish Year
2004
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397642
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG100
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG100

Description

In 1915 a machine christened Little Willie changed the way that wars were fought. Little Willie was a fully tracked armored vehicle that could break a trench system. Its development was completed in December 1915, but by then it had already been superseded by an improved design, Mother. This was the first rhomboid tank, and the prototype for the Mark 1 which would influence a whole generation of tank building. This book details the development of the Mark I, and its surprise arrival in France in the middle of 1916 during the closing weeks of the battles of the Somme.