A evolução dos blindados nas grandes guerras e sua consequência para a relação de poder entre os estados no sistema internacional

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of the emergence of tank as a key element in one of the many military revolutions the world has gone through, and how they impacted power relations between states during the period of world wars. More specifically, the study begins with a focus on the circumstances that led to the emergence of armored vehicles as a means to attempt to resolve the “trench warfare” quandary during World War I (WWI) and continues through the interwar period during which different employment doctrines were developed and utilized throughout World War II (WWII). The paper continues with a battlefield study of how armored vehicles influenced the final battles of WWI and in fact played a leading role in the Blitzkrieg tactics and strategies utilized by Germany, mainly, early in WWII, which leads to the continuous study of their forms of employment even in the most current battles.