The Tank Corps in the Great War: Volume 1 - Conception, Birth and Baptism of Fire, November 1914 - November 1916

The first in-depth history, since 1919, of the Tank Corps’ actions in the Great War, incorporating newly identified material obtained in recent research. First of a new six volume history of the introduction and employment of the first tanks by the British Army during the First World War; this volume covers the period from November 1914 to November 1916 . The book provides an overview of the initial design and development of the first tanks. It provides details of the selection and training of crewmen and the tactical and logistic challenges associated with bringing a new weapon system into combat in less than nine months after acceptance of the prototype. AUTHOR: Retired British Army officer, military historian and author, Stephen Pope is acknowledged as the world expert on the Battle of Flers Courcelette in which tanks were used for the first time during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. He led the centenary celebrations of the battle in France as well as leading many smaller battlefield tours to the area. He is the lead researcher into tank crew actions at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during September 1916 as well as author of The First Tank Crews published Helion and Co in April 2016. A member of the British Commission for Military History, Stephen’s next project is to revise and update The Tanks at Flers by Trevor Pidgeon, which was published in 1995 and, whilst out of print; a book which is in great demand by those with an interest in the battle. 68 b/w & 16 colour photos, 4 b/w maps, 10 colour maps in separate map book