The Tank At Flers Volume 1 & 2: An Account of the First Use of Tanks in War at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, the Somme, 15 September 1916 (1995) By Trevor Pidgeon
The Tanks at Flers: An Account of The First Use of Tanks In War at The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Somme, 15 September 1916 was first published in 1995 following years of meticulous research.
Drawing on war diaries, operational orders, plans, field maps, correspondence, first-hand accounts, and photographs from both sides, this book was the first work to appropriately commemorate the officers and men of the world’s first tank unit.
The Tanks at Flers begins with the genesis of the tank, its trials and acceptance into service, the selection of tank crews and their training before examining the action at Flers-Courcellete.
Readers will learn how the tanks were deployed in support of the infantry divisions, and how they and their crews fared with the fighting described in detail.
Each chapter closes with a Field Guide which takes the reader step by step over the battlefield as it is today, so readers might follow in the footsteps of the tanks as they went into action.
This is a two-volume set.
Volume I gives an account of the first use of Tanks in War at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Somme, 15 September 1916, and contains black & white illustrations, some in colour. At the rear are Appendices. 247 pages.
The second volume is a Map volume containing 12 maps.
- Hard Cover
- 247 Pages
- In Good Condition
