Tag Archive for Cambrai

ARE TANKS THE ANSWER?

The First Great Tank Battle of the War, For the British Another Disappointment: Tanks Alone are Not Enough. Special to The Great War Project (26 November) There is no let-up in the battle for Cambrai in northern France in these last days of November, a century ago. At the same time, reports historian Martin Gilbert,…

WHERE ARE THE AMERICANS?

Deployment Not Fast Enough, Lloyd George Tells House. Matter of Life or Death. The Tank Makes the Difference – Finally. Special to The Great War Project (19 November) For the British and especially the French, the American Expeditionary Force is far too slow to reach Europe. On this day a century ago, the new French…