A right front view of Marine M1A1 main battle tank on the beach, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia (VA).  The tank is equipped with a fording kit that is being evaluated by the Marine Corps.  In the water behind the tank is utility landing cra

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A right front view of Marine M1A1 main battle tank on the beach, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia (VA). The tank is equipped with a fording kit that is being evaluated by the Marine Corps. In the water behind the tank is utility landing cra

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Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public
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Tanks in mass culture. Tanks were first developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France as a means to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the Western Front. Their first use in combat was by the British Army in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The name "tank" was adopted by the British during the early stages of their development, as a security measure to conceal their purpose.

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01/01/1988
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The U.S. National Archives
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