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International observers watched in fascination as the world’s first tank in combat, the British Mk I, churned onto the battlefield—here near Thiepval, France, in 1916. (© Ivy Close Images/Alamy)
© Ivy Close Images/Alamy
International observers watched in fascination as the world’s first tank in combat, the British Mk I, churned onto the battlefield—here near Thiepval, France, in 1916. (© Ivy Close Images/Alamy)
© Ivy Close Images/Alamy