The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Railroads: »* *?? = * * ^ Tramways; Canals: Highways: Wooda: kOuau Scale of Miles1 ? ? *;^^ -Vendlniaie . KEau Ep«h£^ rg J^Jt*^ MATTMewB-TOBTHBUP WORKS, BUFFALO, ~ £_ BTNGS OFFENSIVE BEFORE IT WAS THROWN BACK IV—224 FLANDERS, MAmiAISOX, VERDUX, AND CAMBRAI was no artillery-fire, hence there could be no attack. Theground was practically flat. As there were, not many shell-holes, few tanks were seriously delayed. Behind the tanks trooped the. infantr
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Railroads: »* *?? = * * ^ Tramways; Canals: Highways: Wooda: kOuau Scale of Miles1 ? ? *;^^ -Vendlniaie . KEau Ep«h£^ rg J^Jt*^ MATTMewB-TOBTHBUP WORKS, BUFFALO, ~ £_ BTNGS OFFENSIVE BEFORE IT WAS THROWN BACK IV—224 FLANDERS, MAmiAISOX, VERDUX, AND CAMBRAI was no artillery-fire, hence there could be no attack. Theground was practically flat. As there were, not many shell-holes, few tanks were seriously delayed. Behind the tanks trooped the. infantry, taking it easy,laughing in glee at the astonished Geimans and their fren-zied of Kamerad; or disregar+ling the staccatomachine-gun fire which the more wide-awake and courageousof the enemy eventually poured into their ranks. Therewere several spots whore the Hindenburg line was captured. BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO. © WESTERN HEWSPAPEK UNION. RUINS OP THE CATHEDRAL OF ALBERT without a single casualty. Here and there behind tanks andinfantry, cavalrymen swept forward—sometimes actually dis-regarding the slow-moving tanks and dashing on to swingtheir sabers and overwhelm the enemy. They had waitedimpatiently, these cavalrymen, for a chance at the enemy,and so they made the most of their opportunity. Britishinfantrymen who had arrogantly turned up their noses inother days at cavalrymen, holding that trench-boys were thereal soldiers, had now to revise their opinion. The cavalryhad carved for itself a niche in the wars history by two ON THE WESTERN FRONT days- work. It could not be f5aid that the tanks were aloneresponsible for the victory, for infantry, artillery, and cav-alry all played their part. Nevertheless, the tanks drovethe entering wedge without which thef triumph would havebeen impossible. In a few hours they* tore to shreds barbed wire, the demolition o
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