Military History

Hardware Medium Mark A ‘Whippet’

he heavy, lozenge-shaped mechanized juggernaut the British code-named a “tank” had scarcely made its combat debut in September 1916 when engineer William Tritton, while visiting the Somme front, was

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Military History

Military History2 min read
War Games
Can you match each of the following Great War field commanders to his outstanding battle or campaign? 1. Armando Diaz (Italy) 2. Radomir Putnik (Serbia) 3. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (Germany) 4. John Monash (Australia) 5. Hunter Liggett (United States)
Military History3 min readInternational Relations
What We Learned From… Sir Julian Corbett
British naval historian and geostrategist Sir Julian Corbett (1854–1922) was a contemporary of renowned American naval strategist Rear Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914). Unlike Mahan, Corbett had no personal military or naval experience, which pro
Military History1 min read
Jupiter and Back Again
Though popular culture tends to depict the space race as a cooperative effort among nations with a shared interest in science, it started as a competition between Cold War rivals the United States and the Soviet Union, and there remains an undeniable

Related