British first use tanks on Western Front

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

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Date of occurrence 1916

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The tank was first used in the final phase of the battle of the Somme. At first the attack made good progress, but the tanks were of limited effectiveness as they were few in number and somewhat unreliable.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "British first use tanks on Western Front". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12410, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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