![]() In these four acts must be sought the origins of the tank, the idea of which is, therefore, much older than the Trojan horse indeed, it dates back to some unknown period when aboriginal man raised his arm to ward off the blow of an infuriated beast or neighbor. If we look back on the 4,000 years of the known history of war, we shall find that its problems are always the same : thus in battle the soldier has to think of four main acts: (i) How to strike his opponent when at a distance from him (ii) How to move forward towards him (iii) How to strike him at close quarters (iv) How to prevent himself being struck throughout the whole of this engagement. In war the main problem to solve is-"How to give blows without receiving them" it has always been so and is likely always to remain so, for battles are two-act tragedies : the first act consisting in hitting and the second in securing oneself against being hit. ![]()
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