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I. THE ORIGINS OF THE TANK 1
II. THE INVENTION OF THE LANDSHIP 18
III. MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TANKS 35
IV. THE MARK I TANK AND ITS TACTICS 49
V. THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME AND ANCRE 54
VI. THE GROWTH OF THE TANK CORPS ORGANISATION 60
VII. TANK “ESPRIT DE CORPS” 68
VIII. TANK TACTICS 73
IX. THE BATTLE OF ARRAS 81
X. TANK BATTLE RECORDS 90
XI. THE SECOND BATTLE OF GAZA 98
XII. STAFF WORK AND BATTLE PREPARATION 103
XIII. THE BATTLE OF MESSINES 108
XIV. A TACTICAL APPRECIATION 113
XV. THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES 117
XVI. TANK MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 125
XVII. THE THIRD BATTLE OF GAZA 130
XVIII. ORIGINS OF THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI 135
XIX. THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI 140
XX. AN INFANTRY APPRECIATION OF TANKS 154
XXI. THE TANK CORPS TRAINING CENTRE 159
XXII. THE TANK SUPPLY COMPANIES 166
XXIII. THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME 172
XXIV. TANK SIGNALLING ORGANISATION 178
XXV. THE FRENCH TANK CORPS 184
XXVI. PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT OFFENSIVE 199
XXVII. THE BATTLES OF HAMEL AND MOREUIL 204
XXVIII. GERMAN TANK OPERATIONS 212
XXIX. THE BATTLE OF AMIENS 217
XXX. THE FIGHT OF A WHIPPET TANK 230
XXXI. GERMAN APPRECIATION OF BRITISH TANKS 236
XXXII. AEROPLANE CO-OPERATION WITH TANKS 242
XXXIII. THE BATTLE OF BAPAUME AND THE SECOND BATTLE OF ARRAS 250
XXXIV. GERMAN ANTI-TANK TACTICS 260
XXXV. THE BATTLES OF EPEHY AND CAMBRAI—ST. QUENTIN 266
XXXVI. THE U.S.A. TANK CORPS 277
XXXVII. THE BATTLES OF THE SELLE AND MAUBEUGE 283
XXXVIII. THE 17TH TANK ARMOURED CAR BATTALION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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