Beyond Recall
Searching for the Remains of a British Secret Weapon of World War I
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12844450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iain Banks (0000-0001-6095-6707, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Tony Pollard (University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 119-155 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1574-0773 • E-ISSN: 1574-0781 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1574077314z.00000000037 |
| OpenAlex | W2054631174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article discusses the development of the Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector, a massive British flamethrower that was used against German trenches in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Built underground within tunnels below No Man’s Land, this secret weapon was an attempt to use technology to break through German defences and reduce British casualties. The flame projector was the most effective flamethrower developed in WWI, but proved to be too inflexible and expensive to be widely used
Archaeology · Genealogy · Political science · Recall · World War II · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Law · Psychology · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Citations per year | 0.58 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |