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GERMAN MORALE IS FLAGGING

Disillusion Among the Germans; Call a Halt in Their Offensive. Meanwhile, Growing American Presence on the Western Front. Special to The Great War Project. (23 April) More and more American troops are arriving on the French battlefields during the final days of April, a century ago. Among the major developments: the first tank-on-tank battle of…

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,…