The Devil's Chariots: The Birth & Secret Battles of the First Tanks

Glanfield, John

ISBN 10: 0750941529 / ISBN 13: 9780750941525

Published by Sutton Publishing, London, UK, 2006

About this Item

Excellent history of the first tanks and tank units. Includes many b/w photographs and illustrations. xiv+336pp.

Seller Inventory # 207807

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Devil's Chariots: The Birth & Secret Battles of the First Tanks
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750941529
• ISBN 13: 9780750941525
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • The First World War

About this title

Synopsis

John Glanfield's intensive research has unearthed much new information on the events and personalities surrounding tank production and development to paint a refreshingly different picture of the tank story. The Devil's Chariots is a revelatory account of the pioneer builders and their strange machines, of the men who backed them, and their disbelievers. The heroism of the crews is not forgotten, but behind their terrifying war lay a very different series of often bitter conflicts. They were fought out in greatest secrecy by - and sometimes between - the visionaries, constructors, politicians and the Army at home and in France. The lives of many thousands of Allied and German soldiers hung on the outcome.

About the Author

John Glanfield has contributed articles on tank history to publications in Britain and the USA, and edited Not for Themselves Alone, the story of the Royal Air Force. A retired director of London’s Earls Court and Olympia, he lives near Guildford.