How did the tank get its name? Its codename was 'water-carriers for Mesopotamia' which was shortened to 'tank'.During the early days of World War One it was William Tritton, managing director of ...

Tanks were a new sight for the soldiers of World War One and were first used in combat at the Battle of the Somme 1916. Developed as a response to the stalemate trench warfare, it was hoped the ...

In 1917, the fourth year of World War One, the British believed they had developed a weapon they could use the break the horrific stalemate that had engulfed the Western Front – the tank.

"And the example of the tank gives the lie to the myth that World War One generals were backward and dullards. "Here they looked for a new weapon, approved its use, then trained up the men to use ...

Meet the Saint-Chamond tank, one of the worst tanks of World War One. The Saint-Chamond was in some ways a direct competitor to the Schneider CA1, France’s first tank. Competition between the ...

How did the tank get its name? Its codename was 'water-carriers for Mesopotamia' which was shortened to 'tank'.During the early days of World War One it was William Tritton, managing director of ...