Motoring to War: Accounts of Motor Vehicles from the Boer War & the First World War-Motor Transports in War by Horace Wyatt, "Get There!" (Extract) and "Treat 'Em Rough!" (Extract) by E. Alexander Powell & The Dennis 30 cwt. Chassis by Dennis Bros., Ltd.

The motorised wheels of war begin to turn In 1914 as the B. E. F was quickly hurried to the battle lines-by whatever means possible-British troops were amused to see familiar commercial vehicles trundle past, resplendent with their colourful advertisements for household products. The French civilian population was equally amused, bemused and occasionally confused by this incongruous sight. The Great War, with powered flying machines, submarines, motor transport and tanks, was the first majo...