Blitzkrieg: How Britain Invented, Then Ignored It
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The Challenge of Embracing the Personal Computer
The problem with setting up new specialized tank units was that those units would be seen as a grab for power and resources within the army. A new tank regiment would have no allies and no historical tradition. So, an alternative was to place the tanks with cavalry regiments as the modern mobile strike force. That made some sense too, and eventually tanks did end up in the old cavalry regiments. But the cavalry were never really organised around the concept of mobility. They were organised around horses. The cavalry officer loved his horse. His regiment was devoted to feeding and caring for the horses. Why should he welcome the usurper tank? It's easy to laugh at these hide-bound officers with their
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