The German Army launched a massive counterattack, and brutal trench warfare ensued.īy the end of the battle, almost all the British gains were lost, over 100 tanks were lost or destroyed, and both sides suffered around 40,000 casualties each.

The British had torn through four miles of German defenses and captured up to 7,500 prisoners with low casualties.īut by the end of the day, more than half of the tanks were out of action due to mechanical failure. The initial attack on November 20th was met with huge success. Nineteen British divisions were assembled for the battle, including 476 tanks and five horsed cavalry divisions. The objective was to take the commune of Cambrai, an important supply point for the Germans at the heart of the Hindenburg Line, in order to reduce the pressure on the French. The Battle of Cambrai was the first time tanks were used on a large scale for a military offensive. It often indicates a user profile.Ī Mark IV (Male) tank of 'H' Battalion, 'Hyacinth', ditched in a German trench while supporting 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment near Ribecourt during the Battle of Cambrai, 20 November 1917. $26.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. NEW-dj, Inventory clearance sale: Only 3 copies available. Includes: Introduction, Panther vs T-34: Ukraine 1943, Sherman Firefly vs Tiger: Normandy 1944, T-34-85 vs M26 Pershing: Korea 1950, Centurion vs T-55: Golan Heights 1973, M1A1 Abrams vs T-72: Desert Storm 1991. Packed with breathtaking first-hand accounts and with real-life insights and detailed drawings, this book takes readers inside the greatest tanks ever developed in the some of the most crucial duels of modern land warfare.

But what was it like to be a driver or gunner in the Battle of the Bulge, on the Eastern Front, the deserts of North Africa, or the dusty plains of Iraq? From the Sherman and the Tiger to the Abrams M1, Battleground shows how tank crews dealt with the deafening noise and scorching heat of battle whilst driving and operating tons of sophisticated machinery. The tank came of age during World War II at the cutting edge of Hitler's Blitzkreig and became the most powerful machine on the 20th-century battlefield.

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