Project Gutenberg 2013-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 319 Watson, William Henry Lowe 1891 1932 Watson, W. H. L. A Company of Tanks Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Company of Tanks" by Major W. H. L. Watson is a military memoir written in the early 20th century. This work provides an insightful account of tank warfare during World War I, particularly focusing on the actions and experiences of the Tank Corps and its crews. The narrative revolves around the major battles faced by the author and his unit, highlighting the challenges of training, mechanical failures, and the chaotic nature of warfare. The opening of the memoir vividly sets the stage by introducing the backdrop of the Western Front, specifically the XIth Corps area between October and December 1916. Watson describes life in the small village of Locon, illustrating the contrast between the peace of village life and the distant sounds of war. The opening section provides rich details of both the mundane and the extraordinary aspects of military life, from social interactions with the villagers to the impending introduction of tanks as new weapons of war. As the author transitions from his role with the Cyclist Battalion to commanding a tank company, readers encounter the anticipation and tension surrounding the emergence of tanks in the battlefield, ultimately foreshadowing the trials and tribulations that will come with their deployment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44451/44451-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English Great Britain. Army. Royal Tank Corps World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain -- Royal Tank Corps D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 512095 2025-07-18T04:43:36.359938 text/html 499790 2024-10-23T21:20:52 text/html 510622 2025-07-18T04:43:42.575934 application/epub+zip 516323 2025-07-18T04:43:37.504959 application/epub+zip 272916 2025-07-18T04:43:36.934957 application/epub+zip 660887 2025-07-18T04:43:46.682915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618338 2025-07-18T04:43:41.978929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375873 2022-09-20T09:22:35.968672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461196 2025-07-18T04:43:35.601951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441360 2024-10-23T21:20:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17549 2025-07-18T04:43:46.815879 application/rdf+xml 11286 2025-07-18T04:43:37.032922 image/jpeg 1712 2025-07-18T04:43:36.983940 image/jpeg 463938 2025-07-18T04:43:36.417953 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog