Tank on Fire
By
Tim Shaw
2011
Tim Shaw
‘Tank on Fire’ depicts a soldier diving from a tank that is engulfed by flames. The work refers to the series of photographs taken in Basra in 2004 showing a soldier leaping to the ground from a burning Warrior vehicle. These photographs recorded a British armoured unit attempting to rescue two SAS soldiers held captive by Iraqi police was attacked by a crowd wielding petrol bombs.
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