Winston Churchill visited Clumber Park to see the tanks in action A model of a trench-digging tank admired by Winston Churchill has been recreated for a World War Two display. The Naval Land ...
Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, tanks made their first faltering appearance at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 15 September 1916. How did the guns operate? How was the fuel stored?
Historian Dan Snow explains to Michael Douglas how the near stalemate of trench warfare in WW1 was relieved by the introduction of tanks, aircraft and shells. We see how protection was provided ...