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A Peripheral Weapon?: The Production and Employment of British Tanks in the First World War
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A Peripheral Weapon?: The Production and Employment of British Tanks in the First World War

by David J. Childs. 216 pgs.

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Contributors:

   David J. Childs

Publisher:

   Greenwood Press

Place of Publication:

  Westport, CT  

Publication Year:

  1999
Subjects:   Tanks (Military Science)--Great Britain, World War, 1914-1918--Equipment And Supplies, World War, 1914-1918--Tank Warfare
Table of contents
Contents
Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Introduction 1
PART I: ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTION 9
1. The Mechanical Warfare Department 11
2. Production and Continuity 31
3. Production and Manpower 53
4. Production and Steel 75
PART II: OBSTACLES TO EMPLOYMENT 91
5. Tanks Behind the Lines in France: Spare Parts, Salvage, and Transport 93
6. The Fighting Arm 123
PART III: EMPLOYMENT 139
7. The Search for a Tactical Doctrine of Employment 141
8. The Last One Hundred Days 171
Conclusion 191
Selected Bibliography 197
Index 205
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