It was the summer of 1915 and the British were desperate. Fighting on the Western Front had degenerated into stalemate.3 The ditches that separated the opposing forces proved an insurmountable barrier that had transfo...It was the summer of 1915 and the British were desperate. Fighting on the Western Front had degenerated into stalemate.3 The ditches that separated the opposing forces proved an insurmountable barrier that had transformed the conflict from a war of movement into a deadly battle of attrition.4 A new fighting vehicle was needed--one that could traverse the cratered moonscape of the Western Front and breach the line of enemy trenches. This would allow the cavalry to pour through the exposed gap and envelop the Germans from behind.~ What was needed was a tank.展开更多
文摘It was the summer of 1915 and the British were desperate. Fighting on the Western Front had degenerated into stalemate.3 The ditches that separated the opposing forces proved an insurmountable barrier that had transformed the conflict from a war of movement into a deadly battle of attrition.4 A new fighting vehicle was needed--one that could traverse the cratered moonscape of the Western Front and breach the line of enemy trenches. This would allow the cavalry to pour through the exposed gap and envelop the Germans from behind.~ What was needed was a tank.
