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Reference code
MONT II/A/4/5/2
Title
Copy of a letter from Winston Churchill to H. H. Asquith, 5 Jan. 1915
Date(s)
- [c. 18 Oct. 1916] (Creation)
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Item
Context area
Name of creator
(1879-1924)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
(Place of writing not indicated.)—Urges the need to develop ‘special mechanical devices for taking trenches’, drawing attention to recent changes in the nature of warfare. Suggests the use of steam-tractors with armoured shelters, mounted on caterpillar… read more