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William Watson was a young Oxford post-graduate at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914\. Along with several friends from Oxford he enlisted in the army expecting the war to last six weeks. Watson began his service in the Great War as a British Army motorcycle despatch rider. He saw active service during the key battles of 1914 and early 1915\. Watson was then commissioned and became a tank commander and saw active service with the tanks most notably at Cambrai in 1917. This well written and evocative memaoir was originally published under the tile A Company Of Tanks it constitutes a wonderful primary source and is an invaluable addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the evolution of the tank as a decisive weapon on the battlefield. Highly detailed, but nonetheless accessible this superb new illustrated edition, edited by Emmy AwardTM winning historian Bob Carruthers is greatly recommended for serious enthusiasts and casual readers alike.

With the Tanks, 1916 1918: Memoirs of a British Tank Commander in the Great War

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    Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 30/06/2023
    ISBN13: 9781399023825, 978-1399023825
    ISBN10: 1399023829

    Number of Pages: 256

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    William Watson was a young Oxford post-graduate at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914\. Along with several friends from Oxford he enlisted in the army expecting the war to last six weeks. Watson began his service in the Great War as a British Army motorcycle despatch rider. He saw active service during the key battles of 1914 and early 1915\. Watson was then commissioned and became a tank commander and saw active service with the tanks most notably at Cambrai in 1917. This well written and evocative memaoir was originally published under the tile A Company Of Tanks it constitutes a wonderful primary source and is an invaluable addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the evolution of the tank as a decisive weapon on the battlefield. Highly detailed, but nonetheless accessible this superb new illustrated edition, edited by Emmy AwardTM winning historian Bob Carruthers is greatly recommended for serious enthusiasts and casual readers alike.

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