WW1 At Home 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline

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WW1 At Home 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline

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Oct 23, 2014

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The technical innovation that led to the birth of the tank, tales from the grandsons of the Guernsey soldier who travelled all over the
world and the factory in Grimsby that supplied the frontline in jam.

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Oct 23, 2014

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The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

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WW1 At Home 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline

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