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Author: Stephen Pope
Publisher: Helion & Company
Imprint: Helion & Company
ISBN: 9781914059520
ISBN 10: 1914059522
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 September 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""" ... for armour specialists, family history researchers, medal collectors and the like it is essential.""-- ""Newsletter of the Society of Friends of the National Army Museum"" "" ... With a soldier's eye for ground, a clear grasp of tactics and a genuine feel for his subject Pope not only provides a very clear account of how these men and their tanks fared at Flers-Courcelette in 1916 but he then goes on to trace their entangled lives as tank crew until the War's end. There are many, many other accounts of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and of the performance of tanks in the First World War but none which provide such detailed and sensitive insights into the lives of the crews and the huge impact their wartime experiences had on them and their families.""-- ""Bulletin of the Military Historical Society"" ""... A worthy tome to the memory of these brave men and an excellent insight into the early operational debut of the tank.""-- ""Military Modelling"" ""Pope's books offer a fascinating perspective on the fight for Flers and the 'tankies' who fought it.""-- ""Stand To! The Journal of the Western Front Association"""
... for armour specialists, family history researchers, medal collectors and the like it is essential. -- Newsletter of the Society of Friends of the National Army Museum ... With a soldier's eye for ground, a clear grasp of tactics and a genuine feel for his subject Pope not only provides a very clear account of how these men and their tanks fared at Flers-Courcelette in 1916 but he then goes on to trace their entangled lives as tank crew until the War's end. There are many, many other accounts of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and of the performance of tanks in the First World War but none which provide such detailed and sensitive insights into the lives of the crews and the huge impact their wartime experiences had on them and their families. -- Bulletin of the Military Historical Society ... A worthy tome to the memory of these brave men and an excellent insight into the early operational debut of the tank. -- Military Modelling Pope's books offer a fascinating perspective on the fight for Flers and the 'tankies' who fought it. -- Stand To! The Journal of the Western Front Association
Author Information
Retired British Army officer, military historian and author, Stephen Pope is acknowledged as the world expert on the Battle of Flers Courcelette in which tanks were used for the first time during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. He led the centenary celebrations of the battle in France as well as leading many smaller battlefield tours to the area. He is the lead researcher into tank crew actions at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during September 1916 as well as author of ""The First Tank Crews"" published Helion and Co in April 2016. A member of the British Commission for Military History, Stephen's next project is to revise and update ""The Tanks at Flers"" by Trevor Pidgeon, which was published in 1995 and, whilst out of print; a book which is in great demand by those with an interest in the battle.
