Tanks Collection (page 9)

Small WWI Trench Art tank
Small First World War Trench Art tank. Trench Art

WW1 tank, camouflaged sides on beaten brass base
WW1 tank with camouflaged sides on a beaten brass base. Trench Art

Snuff box in the shape of a WW1 tank
Snuff box in the shape of a First World War tank. Trench Art

British tanks attacking, Somme, September 1916
British tanks attacking, Somme, France, September 1916, by Louis Dauphin (1885-1926). Date: 1916

White Laffly French Army Armoured Car, WW1
Die-cast desk ornament of a White Laffly French Army Armoured Car with an ink well. Trench Art

Children play at tanks by Leslie Shaw
We re not little wretches - we re the Tanks!" Two little boys, with heads in coal scuttles pretend to be tanks and scare their girl playmate. Date: 1917

A wasted life: satire on the invention of tanks, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II chides Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and aircraft manufacturer, for not inventing anything useful, like the armoured tanks of the allies. Date: 1916

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Tanks used in WW1 - a vision of Armageddon
An apocalyptic view of a tank battle, with the vehicles depicted as a herd of steel beasts snorting across the battlefield at night. Date: 1917

Water tank for the British Army, WW1
One of a number of tanks, each holding 100, 000 gallons of water, made by a Birmingham firm and erected in England, France and Belgium to ensure supplies during the First World War. Date: 1916

Birmingham working in war time
A page of sketches by Helen McKie showing Birmingham as a hive of industry during the First World War, showing female munitions workers in a national shell factory

The coming of the motor liner by G. H. Davis
The coming of the motor liner: the first big funnelless passenger boat built in the British Isles. Forging ahead, but with no steam and no funnels. 1912

British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. Davis
How British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive

German inventions for war on land by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war on land. Illustrating the German armys exploitation of scientific and technical inventions during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Tank tracks compared by G. H. Davis
Tank tracks compared: the most vulnerable feature of a tank. Showing various tanks in use during the Second World War: the Churchill and the Cromwell (British), the Sherman (American)

RAF and Army cooperate against enemy by G. H. Davis
Rocket typhoons versus German tanks: how the RAF and the Army cooperate in smashing enemy armour during the Second World War

Transporting tanks by air, by G. H. Davis
Transporting tanks by air during the Second World War: rapid supplies for battling armies. Date: 1942

Rommels Panzers by G. H. Davis
Rommels Panzers: details of the PZ Mark IV, and German methods of tank transportation and refuelling during the Second World War. Date: 1942

German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. Davis
A German strong point in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. A stealthy prelude to major events: how a watch is kept by the Allies on enemy movements. Date: 1942

Auxiliary fuel tanks for increasing range by G. H. Davis
Increasing aircraft range: auxiliary fuel tanks fitted to fighters and bombers, essential to long-range air attacks during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Warfare on wheels by G. H. Davis
Warfare on wheels: mechanised and mobile units of the modern British Army during the Second World War. Showing many types of vehicle used by the various military units. Date: 1942

Tanks going into action by G. H. Davis
Mechanised warfare on land during the Second World War: the tanks go into action. Date: 1942

British and American fighting vehicles by G. H. Davis
British and American fighting vehicles: some of the wheel and track vehicles in the front line during the Second World War. Date: 1942

British tank Mark VIB by G. H. Davis
British Tanks: No. 3. Light tank Mark VIB. A sectional drawing of a light British tank which proved its fighting ability on various fronts during the Second World War. Date: 1941

British tank Mark IVA by G. H. Davis
British Tanks: No. 2. Cruiser (medium) tank Mark IVA. A diagrammatic drawing showing medium cruiser tanks in action during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Japanese armoured vehicles
Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles on the road to Nanking. Date: 1937

Advert for the General Electric Company 1944
Tanks can t run on toasters. Many manufacturers dedicated their factories to making military tanks, aircrafts and weapons for the War effort, and stopped making household goods. Date: 1944

Toasting the tank, Christmas 1916
Secondary front cover of The War Illustrated magazine featuring an illustration of British soldiers toasting a tank, comparatively a new-comer into the arean of battle

Village on Western Front, France, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front in France during World War One, with British troops and a tank. Date: circa 1916

British tank in action, Western Front, France, WW1
A British tank in action on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Transatlantic flight by G. H. Davis
The transatlantic flight: the type of British machine which will attempt it. Top: dropping the chassis at the moment of setting out -- a daring device

Two six-ton tanks climbing a hill, WW1
Two six-ton Renault tanks climbing a hill towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

Three famous Allied tanks by G. H. Davis
Three famous Allied tanks respected by the Axis during the Second World War: the Churchill, the Sherman and the General Grant. Date: 1943

German and Italian tanks in Libya by G. H. Davis
Panzer types: German and Italian tanks opposing British tanks in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. Date: 1941

German tank transporters by G. H. Davis
Tank transporters: used greatly by Germanys Panzer divisions during the Second World War. An important adjunct to the cartage of tanks, saving wear, tear and time

How a tank is controlled by G. H. Davis
How a tank is controlled: details of the Carden-Vickers Bren Gun carrier. A sectional drawing showing crew positions, layout and equipment. Date: 1941

Tracked machine guns and in fights by G. H. Davis
Mechanical supports for the infantry of the British Army as depicted by ILN special diagrammatic artist, G. H. Davis, showing tankettes with trailer wagons for transporting machine-guns together with

Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. Davis
Annotated illustration showing a company-commander broadcasting his orders to his section-commanders by wireless. The tank in the foreground is seen cut away diagrammatically to show the driver

Finns v. Russian tanks by G. H. Davis
Finns v. Russian tanks: bombing from pits under the snow during the Second World War. How Finnish bombers get to close quarters with tanks by hiding in camouflaged pits

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London, which these photographs were taken is a rigorous training ground for the men who have already passed preliminary teasts fitting them for their dangerous

Peace Day procession, 19th July 1919
Tanks take part in the Peace Day Victory procession through London on 19th July 1919 to celebrate the end of World War One. Date: 19th July 1919

Advert for The General Electric Company 1943
A battalion of kettles won t stop a tank. That is a job for gun, shells, mines and bombs. So that industry can concentrate its energies on the weapons and supplies of War

Advert from the National Saving Committee 1942
Its just a game to-day, to-morrow he ll be in earnest. His dad say hes a bright boy with a bright future. But what are his chance of real success

Military parade with jeep and motorbikes
A military parade with jeep and motorbikes

Two disabled tanks during WW2
Two disabled tanks at the side of a building in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWI
Oil tanks of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, on fire in Madras (now Chennai), India

Smoke from shelled fuel tanks in Madras
Thick black smoke pouring from shelled fuel tanks in Madras (now Chennai), India, hit by the German light cruiser SMS Emden in World War One. Date: 22nd September 1914

Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras
Anglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India

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