To Destroy a Road, Get a 3-ton Truck: Motor Transport in WW1
In this presentation, Roy Larkin examines the role of Motor Transport (in particular lorries and trucks) in the First World War. This talk explores the massive contribution that road transport played in the war effort, and also looks at the inter-service rivalries and the often unhelpful interference by the army's civilian lords and masters.
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