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Armored Tractors in the European War

A New Weapon Which May Break up the Deadlock of Trench Warfare
[the article follows the earliest battle use of tanks, during offensives on the Somme in September 1916. The images are artists conceptions and bear little resemblance to the actual vehicles used]

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 115 Issue 15This article was originally published with the title “Armored Tractors in the European War” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 115 No. 15 (), p. 322
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican10071916-322