Walter_Sobchak Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I don't know why, but in 1919 someone wrote a book about tanks in Swedish. It's not in a format that allows me to run it through a translator. Perhaps our resident Swedish tank expert can help us with this one? <iframe width="450" height="700" src="http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100067776?urlappend=%3Bui=embed"></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renhanxue Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 "This item is not available online ( Limited - search only) due to copyright restrictions." I can tell you right now though that it's not a Swedish book by a Swedish author. It's a Swedish translation of a presumably British book, The Tanks, by a man named Philip Gibbs (most likely this guy). If I Google "Philip Gibbs the tanks" all that comes up is this Swedish translation, which is weird, but presumably the English original should exist somewhere. I could also go look at it in the national archives library (they do have a copy) if you want, but I don't have time to give you a full translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 "This item is not available online ( Limited - search only) due to copyright restrictions." I can tell you right now though that it's not a Swedish book by a Swedish author. It's a Swedish translation of a presumably British book, The Tanks, by a man named Philip Gibbs (most likely this guy). If I Google "Philip Gibbs the tanks" all that comes up is this Swedish translation, which is weird, but presumably the English original should exist somewhere. I could also go look at it in the national archives library (they do have a copy) if you want, but I don't have time to give you a full translation. Thanks for the info. It's odd that an English language version does not show up anywhere. Is it a fiction or non-fiction book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renhanxue Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thanks for the info. It's odd that an English language version does not show up anywhere. Is it a fiction or non-fiction book? I don't know but since the guy was a war correspondent and the national archives library has a copy I'd figure it's nonfiction. I'll try to remember to check it out on monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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