Battle of Cambrai 1917: The Dawn of Tank Warfare (WW1 Documentary)

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The Battle of Cambrai 1917 didn't have a clear winner, but the conclusions that Germany and Britain drew from it, particularly about the use of the tank (in combinations with other arms), would have far reaching consequences in 1918.

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