{"id":84835,"date":"2024-01-06T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=84835"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:29:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T02:29:30","slug":"inside-mark-i-the-first-fighting-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/06\/inside-mark-i-the-first-fighting-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Mark I: The First Fighting Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQKhS1pRfYg?si=JPtUy43qqk9fCaBJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Tank Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 15 Sept 2023 <\/p>\n<p>The first ever use of the tank in battle happened during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. In this video we look inside a unique survivor \u2013 the last British Mark I Heavy Tank in existence and examine the first tank action at Flers, an event that changed the face of warfare.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Get your copy of <em>The Tanks At Flers<\/em> book here \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjBNS2p6NHU5U3ZQVjJaZVpybHZKVGp6em9BZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsMzVpeXFnMU5OSk9YVnhaOGg4Yy1Mb25ZUm1lRktralhTdmRVV2xuczBieW91TktiX1VvY0tRMmRWR2NuSm02TFM2M3Z6QVBlUkhxRUtiVVZacUthMkJONnpVT0JXOC1jTXJKWWZNYVNzV2pJd3cxbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftankmuseumshop.org%2Fproducts%2Fpre-order-the-tanks-at-flers&#038;v=nQKhS1pRfYg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/products\/p&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nCobi Mark I (Male) No C.19 \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkRZTkFzdGVoODBvc082TkRrTU1VUjdYdzlwQXxBQ3Jtc0tsZjJneDZlcEt0QkxXbkVWRmwyWThYMkNNZGp0TTRuS1JlcXRZaEN1bWxGcnhyeUhSTmVoZWx5Vzd2ZGZEczRYLUNZSGR2Mkxrcmhsc3FOZHBGUGdaai1CeGt1Tl9PdG9sUG5UVlhjRE5pTmxEN1hBbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftankmuseumshop.org%2Fproducts%2Fpre-order-cobi-mark-i%3F_pos%3D1%26_sid%3D5b80b191f%26_ss%3Dr&#038;v=nQKhS1pRfYg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/products\/p&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support The Tank Museum &#038; Get great perks:<br \/>\n\u25ba Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tankmuseum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tankmuseum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:00 | Intro<br \/>\n00:39 | The First Tanks<br \/>\n03:23 | The Mark I<br \/>\n08:11 | See Inside<br \/>\n13:10 | Battle of Flers<\/p>\n<p>#tankmuseum #MarkI #TanksAtFlers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tank Museum Published 15 Sept 2023 The first ever use of the tank in battle happened during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. 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