Remembrance Day: PICTURE GALLERY - The adoption of tractors helped Britain win WWII

The country needed to increase domestic food production, and the use of more tractors helped farmers up food production

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Remembrance Day: PICTURE GALLERY - The adoption of tractors helped Britain win WWII

With a focus on intensifying food production, technology and machinery steamed ahead during World War II and it marked the end of the horse-drawn era. Although raw materials were scarce, recent advancements...

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