Tanks and Trenches: First Hand Accounts of Tank Warfare in the First World War

Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd., Gloucestershire, UK. 1994. Hardcover. Stated first published in the UK in 1994. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear. DJ: Very Good +; superficial scratching to rear panel. Green textured paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 214 pp 4to. The tank in WWI was instrumental in breaking the murderous stalemate on the Western Front and ushered in a new era of mechanized warfare. The editor guides the reader through the war, battle by battle, from 15 September 1916 to the Armistice, using firsthand accounts of the tank actions, extracts from unit war diaries, and other primary sources, A wealth of original photographs show the tanks and their crews in action. A clean very presentable copy.