Tanks used in the Second World War evolved significantly compared to the Great War, going from slow, cumbersome armored pieces of rolling artillery whose effectiveness in many situations was ...

Stunning colourised images of tanks on the battlefield during the First World War reveal the power of some of history's early armoured vehicles, and the brave soldiers who first used them.

Mr Smith said while the first tanks were rather primitive affairs compared to their modern counterparts, something the early tank crews did not lack was courage and bravery. “It’s the end of 1916.

The tank was designed to withstand machine-gun fire and break through trench defences. Horace Leslie Birks was put in charge of one of these early tanks at Passchendaele. HORACE LESLIE BIRKS ...

WW1 tank commander Cecil Sewell was awarded ... dark and terrifying life in the early tanks could be. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC News app is ...

It was only in the final stages of the war that they would have a decisive impact on a battle, leading to the impression that WW1 tanks were slow, hard to manoeuvre, and hopelessly unreliable.

Mr Smith said while the first tanks were rather primitive affairs compared to their modern counterparts, something the early tank crews did not lack was courage and bravery. “It’s the end of 1916.