The story of the battlefieldain the 20thacentury was dominated by a handful of developments. Foremost of these was the introduction and refinement ofatanks. InaTankaWarfare, prominent military historian Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive global account of the history ofatanks and armoredawarfareain the 20thaand 21stacenturies. First introduced onto the battlefield during the World War I,atanks represented the reconciliation of firepower and mobility and immediately seizedathe imagination of commanders and commentators concerned about the constraints of ordinary infantry. The developments of technology and tactics in the interwar years were realized in the Germanablitzkriegain World War II and beyond. Yet theaaccount of armor on the battlefield is a tale of limitations and defeats as well as of potential and achievements.aTankaWarfare examines the traditional narrative of armoredawarfare while at the same time challenging it, and Black suggests thatatanks were no silver bullet on the battlefield. Instead, their success was based on their inclusion in the general mix of weaponry available to commanders and the context in which they were used.