Despite its horrific toll, the battle introduced new tactics, including the first use of tanks. This documentary explores the brutal realities of the Somme, the strategic failures, and the long ...

It was at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme, in September 1916, that tanks first went into action. If there is an originator of the tank it was Lt Col (later Major-General) Sir Ernest ...

Tanks were invented in Britain. Historian Dan Snow describes the earliest versions and charts how they developed and were increasingly used in battle during WW1. We hear how intrigued the British ...

In understanding how tanks made a difference in WW1, pupils could consider the benefits and drawbacks of using a tank in battle.

World War I historian Alexander Watson rates six First World War battle scenes from movies and ... Watson analyzes the guns, artillery, tanks, grenades, and other weapons used in "Sajjan Singh ...