Timewatch
Season 14 Episode 11 - Tanks - Wonder Weapon of WW1?
6.9 ?
1982
Documentary
Eighty years ago, a secret new weapon was born - the tank. From its inauspicious debut on the Somme in 1916 to the massed-tank battles of Cambrai and Amiens, the British media and public were fascinated with the tank. But how did this potent propaganda weapon actually perform on the battlefield? First-hand accounts from Tank Corps veterans and rarely seen archive film trace the highs and lows of this technological novelty, piecing together the true story of the tank in the First World War.
Episodes in Season 14
1
Out of the Ashes
50 min
2
Uncle Ho and Uncle Sam
50 min
3
The BBC in Vietnam
45 min
4
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
60 min
5
Special: Biafra - Fighting a War without Guns
50 min
6
Evidence of Vikings
60 min
7
The True Story of Pocahontas
50 min
8
Kamikaze
50 min
9
Quiet Revolution
50 min
10
The Projection Racket
50 min
11
Tanks - Wonder Weapon of WW1?
45 min
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