Chapter I: Part II: The Second Phase: Cambrai and After

XIII. CAMBRAI 257

XIV. MISCELLANEOUS. THE GERMANS AND THE TANK: THE FRENCH
ARTILLERIE D’ASSAUT 285

XV. THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE. MEAULTE, BOUVIGNY, AND
BÉTHUNE 306

XVI. THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE (_continued_). ANNEQUIN: AND THE
TANK CORPS IN RETREAT 328

XVII. HAMEL, MOREUIL, AND THE THIRD BATTLE OF THE SOMME 347

XVIII. THE GREAT ADVANCE: FROM BUCQUOY TO BAPAUME 368

XIX. THE FIGHTING FOR BEUGNY, AND THE ADVANCE TO THE CANAL
DU NORD 400

XX. THE CANAL DU NORD AND BOURLON 431

XXI. THE FIGHTING ROUND CAMBRAI: SANCOURT 459

XXII. FROM NIERGNIES TO THE ARMISTICE: CONCLUSION 486

INDEX 511

ILLUSTRATIONS.

CROSSING THE STEENBEEK FOR THE ATTACK BEYOND ST JULIEN (THE
COCKCROFT), AUGUST 19, 1917 _Frontispiece_

THE MARK V. TANK 16

DISABLED MARK II. TANK, ARRAS, 1917 16

TANK ON OUTPOST HILL, GAZA 78

KITCHENER’S WOOD AND GERMAN SECOND LINE. PHOTO TAKEN JULY
3, 1917. SHOWING POSITION OF TANKS G 45 AND 46 132

TANK G 46 AS I LEFT HER (EXCEPT FOR HIT ON TRACK), AUGUST
1, 1917 162

D BATTALION TANK DITCHED ON REMAINS OF POELCAPELLE CHURCH,
OCTOBER 4, 1917 240

POELCAPELLE CHURCH BEFORE THE ADVANCE IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER,
ETC., 1917. (GERMAN PHOTO) 240

BATTLE OF CAMBRAI. BOURLON WOOD AND VILLAGE, WITH
BAPAUME-CAMBRAI ROAD IN FRONT 276

DISABLED TANK IN FONTAINE-NOTRE-DAME, NOVEMBER 1917.
(GERMAN PHOTO) 282

G BATTALION TANKS AT THE SHOOTING-BOX, BOURLON WOOD,
NOVEMBER 1917. (GERMAN PHOTO) 282

GERMAN TANK, “ADALBERT.” (GERMAN PHOTO) 288

FRENCH HEAVY SCHNEIDER TANK, CARRYING 7.5 FIELD-GUN.
(GERMAN PHOTO) 288

ABLAINZEVELLE, LOGEAST WOOD, AND ACHIET-LE-GRAND 376

BUCQUOY AND ACHIET-LE-PETIT 382

BAPAUME BURNING. END OF AUGUST 1918 404

CANAL DU NORD AT LOCK 4 438

TANKS OF “A” COMPANY, 7TH BATTALION, PARKED IN CANAL DU
NORD AFTER CAPTURING BOURLON VILLAGE, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918.
(OFFICIAL PHOTO) 452

SANCOURT, WITH CAMBRAI-DOUAI ROAD AND RAILWAY 476

CAPTURED ENGLISH TANKS BEING USED DURING THE REVOLUTION IN
BERLIN 500

MARK V. TANKS OF THE 12TH BATTALION AT COLOGNE 500

MAPS

Sketch map to illustrate the 2nd & 3rd battles of Gaza. 77

Third Battle of Ypres, Aug.-Nov. 1917. 130

The Cockcroft, Aug. 19, 1917. 209

First Battle of Cambrai. 269

Third Battle of the Somme. 355

Attack on August 21, 1918. 381

The Advance beyond the Arras-Albert Railway, August 23-29. 391

Beugny. 407

The Canal du Nord and Bourlon. 435

Sancourt. 467