CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI CHAPTER 2 MODERN WEAPONS CHAPTER 3 WEAPONS IN THE TRENCHES 26 CHAPTER 4 WEAPONS OF SIEGE WARFARE 36 CHAPTER5 U BOATS CHAPTER6 AERIAL WEAPONS 60 CHAPTER 7 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CHAPTER 8 TANKS TIMELINE ESSENTIAL FACTs 100 GLOSSARY 102 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 104 SOURCE NOTES 106 INDEX 110 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 112
British soldiers rest in a German trench near the battalion's stranded Mark IV tank following the battle of
GAAPLES THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI a light mist shrouded the earth as dawn broke near Cambral France on the morning of November 20 1917 The silence and stillness of the morning stood in stark contrast to the violent groundbreaking battle that was moments from starting A line of almost 400 British tanks stretched for nearly six miles 10 km These massive metal beasts stood hidden and camouflaged among the trees behind the British trenches As daylight arrived the tanks began moving Lines of infantry followed behind The colossal machines crawled across the gently rolling landscape They advanced over the British line and into no man's land heading directly for the German
