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Armoured warfare

  • Anti-tank mineIn 1918, British tanks rolled across the muddy fields of France for the first time. German forces needed a way to stop these new metal beasts without heavy…
  • Vehicle armourIn 1862, the ironclad warship CSS Virginia engaged the USS Monitor in a battle that changed naval warfare forever. This clash proved that thick metal plates…
  • BlitzkriegThe word blitzkrieg first appeared in a German military periodical called Deutsche Wehr in 1935. It described quick or lightning warfare but had no…