Opis knjige : Prvi oklepni avtomobil Rolls-Royce je bilo vozilo v zasebni lasti, opremljeno z mitraljezom in omejeno količino oklepne plošče v ladjedelnici v Franciji. Leta 1914 jo je uporabljala eskadrila Royal Naval Air Service v Flandriji. Ob podpori prvega lorda admiralitete Winstona Churchilla je sledilo več in boljše različice, dokler jih ni bilo do leta 1915 približno 100, ki so jih nato predali vojski. "Po svetu so iskali vojno", kot je o njih dejal Sir Albert Stern, in kmalu so oklepna vozila Rolls-Royce delovala tako daleč narazen, kot so nemška jugozahodna Afrika, Zahodna puščava, Galipoli, po vsem Bližnjem vzhodu in severozahodni meji Indije.
All of them used the classic 40/50hp Silver Ghost chassis. They were fast, silent and reliable but above all strong. “A Rolls in the desert is above rubies” said Lawrence of Arabia and the Duke of Westminster would have agreed with him following his famous raid to rescue the kidnapped crew of the steamship HMS Tara. At least one car accompanied the adventurous MP Oliver Locker-Lampson on his adventures in Russia.
After the war, unable to find a better model the War Office simply copied the original Admiralty design with minor improvements. If that was not enough the Royal Air Force also acquired some to support their operations in the Middle East. A new design with a larger body and dome shaped turret also appeared for service in India. They also served in Ireland and even, briefly in Shanghai.
