WORLD WAR I TECHNOLOGY BY TAMMY GAGNE CONTENT CONSULTANT Dr Justin Quinn Olmstead Assistant Professor of History University of Central Oklahoma Cover image Armored tanks were first used in combat during World War I Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com WAR TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER ONE
THE UNITED STATES JOINS WORLD WAR I It was the morning of May 28 1918 US Cantigny French aircraft flew overhead tanks inched toward the French village of Together they moved toward the German forces The US troops were entering their first major battle of World War I 1914 1918 The attack began with US artillery fire US soldiers waited in trenches Now they emerged and attacked The tanks could not cross the rubble into Cantigny But they fired from positions as close as they could manage Soldiers on foot moved past them into battle Ground troops and tanks worked together in training and in battle
