Excerpt from Tanks: The Log-Book of a Pioneer, 1914-1918 MY experiences in the great war may be of interest to a peaceful world in years to come. In July 1914: rumours of war brought up threatening clouds in a sky already darkened by strikes and revolutionary unrest among the industrial workers. Banking circles in London were already more than cautious, and when the crash came we had anxious moments. I remember well attending a meeting of bankers at the Bank of England, under the chairmanship of Lord Cunliffe. Sir Edward Holden was the commanding figure. I must pay my wages on Friday, he said, and we must have Bank Holidays until enough currency has been printed to be able to do so. His advice was followed and all the impending disasters were averted. Here, I first saw (in the war) the advantage of a definite cure administered by a strong man. At this time, also, I saw Mr. Lloyd George at work. It was on a question of Bills of Exchange. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.