Smashed tank transformed into a hut by British soldiers
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Smashed tank transformed into a hut by British soldiers
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Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core)
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How Are the Mighty Fallen!
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ONE of the characteristics of an army is to make
use of the very wrecks that war causes. A bullet-
pierced helmet becomes a decorative flower-pot in the
back area quarters of some garden-loving soldier; a
discarded canteen is the “makings” of a trench banjo;
a wrecked automobile forms the groundwork of a Red
Cross hut; and even the once mighty tank pictured here
was turned into a cozy home for Tommies after a
German shell had ended its fighting days.
This particular tank is one of the earlier types—great,
heavy monsters that did wonders at first, but were too
slow-moving to escape artillery fire; a direct hit usually
put them out of action. The shattered side of this one,
which makes a window for the improvised dug-out, is
eloquent testimony’ as to what happened to tanks that
couldn't dodge and twist through the enemy's fire.
The Tommies might be very happy in their bullet-
proof house, but the sight didn't please the men
higher up. As a result, the ‘“whippet” tanks were
evolved —httle fellows that could maneu-
ver with all the agility of their name.
sake, and that didn’t stay in one place
long enough to give the artillery a chance
at them. They quickly replaced the
heavier early types for most work, and
soon swarms of them were leading the
attack and clearing the road for the in-
fantry. Their efficiency helped to hasten
the end of the war.
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1919-01
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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30
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Davide Donà
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 94, n. 1, 1919
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