The Tank Battles of World War I Changed Warfare Forever

January 21, 2022 Topic: WWI Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: Tank BattleArmored WarfareWWITrench WarfareRussian Armor

The Tank Battles of World War I Changed Warfare Forever

These early tanks were claustrophobic nightmares for their crews and the noise produced by the six-cylinder inline petrol engine was deafening

Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.

Image: Flickr/U.S. Army