British intelligence and German tanks, 1916-1918

Beach, J. (2007) British intelligence and German tanks, 1916-1918. War in History. 14(4), pp. 454-475. 0968-3445.

Item Type:	Article
Abstract:	A substantive German tank force never materialized during the First World War. However, its military insignificance was not apparent to the British army anticipating its appearance. This article explores British intelligence reporting on the development of German tanks. It assesses the impact of this potential threat, particularly during the tense months of early 1918. It shows how the intelligence reporting also influenced British tank design. The article judges this work to have been an intelligence success
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D501 World War I (1914-1918) U Military Science > UG1 Military engineering > UG615 Military motor vehicles U Military Science > UB1 Military administration > UB250 Intelligence
Creators:	Beach, Jim
Publisher:	SAGE
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date:	November 2007
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 454-475
Journal or Publication Title:	War in History
Volume:	14
Number:	4
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344507084728
ISSN:	0968-3445
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5455

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