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 ...

Gerhart tried to flatten his silhouette ... rifle from fellow World War I Collector Hayes Otoupalik, who is a special military historical advisor to the National World War One Centennial Commission.

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.

The monument is hoped to be completed in time for the 100th anniversary of World War One in the summer. Richard Pullen from the Lincoln Tank Memorial Group said they were £15,000 short of 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 ...