H.G. Wells predicted tanks thirteen years before the first tanks ever were deployed.

In 1903, the famous author of “War of the Worlds” published a short story called “The Land Ironclads.” Wells essentially took the concept of naval ironclad ships and adapted them to land use as huge metal vehicles with eight pairs of wheels allowing a great range of motion. It wasn’t until 1916 – 13 years later – that the military first deployed the earliest tanks.