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Tanks in Ukraine and in History

The Victor Davis Hanson Show

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The History of Tank Warfare

By 19 18, the french had the best tanks in the world. And during the twenties, they were a the most numerous. The tragedy was, if you look at the french air force, but especially their armored force, they had superior weapons. But again, it's the subtleties of tank warfare that matter. When world war two started, nobody'd been at war for 20 years, and nobody really been in a tank battle. Even in world war won a full fledged tank battle. We in the united states never thought hat they were going to be important because we were a land power here in north america.

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