The French Army's Tank Force and Armoured Warfare in the Great War - The Artillerie Speciale - Hardback - 2013

The scale of the French tanks' failure in their first engagement in 1917, lead to rumours that the Artillerie Speciale was in danger of being disbanded, yet, by the end of the war it was the world's largest and most technologically advanced tank force. This work examines this important facet of the French army's performance in the First World War.
Year of publication: 2013
Pagination: 254 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations and 4 maps
Format: Hardback
Serie: Ashgate Studies in First World War History