Podcasts History School of War Ep. 22: Jeremy Black on Tank Warfare

Ep. 22: Jeremy Black on Tank Warfare

Published: March 23, 2022, 8:45 a.m.

Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, joins the show to discuss tank warfare from its origins to the battlefields of Ukraine\n\nTimes\n\n01:13 - Introduction\n\n02:02 - The creation of the tank\n\n07:48 - Parallel technological development of tanks and aircraft \n\n14:20 - Developing thoughts on employing tanks leading into World War II\n\n18:24 - Blitzkrieg and the role of armored vehicles, speed, and communication during invasions\n\n24:13 - The Soviet Union's invasion of Finland \n\n28:07 - The development of armored technology during the Arab-Israeli wars after World War II\n\n35:06 - Russia's strategy for invasion, the likelihood of Putin overtaking Ukraine, and the future of the tank