A dramatic customised sheet chronicling the creation of the 'tank' is the second in our World War I series. Starting with Lieutenant-Colonel Swinton's suggestion in 1914 for the construction of an armoured car, through to February 1915, when Winston Churchill created the Landships Committee and appointed Mr Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt as Chairman. After almost a year of unsuccessful trials, the British family had some luck with the 'Little Willie' design in early 1916. Little Willie's offspring, the British Mark I tank, was first used in active combat during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. The armoured cars became known as 'tanks' during 1915 owing to their reseblence to water tanks, which the British command deliberately encouraged. A fascinating sheet. Limited Edition of just 500.
