XII THE FRENCH TANK CORPS--AMERICAN TANKS AND BRITISH TANKS IN EGYPT 209 XIII SUSPENSE--THE “SAVAGE RABBITS” EPISODE--THE ENEMY’S INTENTIONS 235 XIV THE MARCH RETREAT 243 XV THE EQUILIBRIUM--MINOR ACTIONS--HAMEL--THE BALLON D’ESSAI 265 XVI WITH THE FRENCH--THE BATTLE OF MOREUIL 280 XVII THE BATTLE OF AMIENS, OR BATTLE OF AUGUST 8 288 XVIII THE GERMAN ATTITUDE--“MAN-TRAPS AND GINS”--THE BATTLE OF BAPAUME 323 XIX BREAKING THE DROCOURT-QUÉANT LINE--THE BATTLE OF EPEHY 341 XX THE SECOND BATTLE OF CAMBRAI, OR THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN 361 XXI THE SECOND BATTLE OF LE CATEAU--THE RUNNING FIGHT 380 XXII THE ROUT--MORMAL FOREST--THE BATTLE OF THE SAMBRE--THE ARMISTICE 392 EPILOGUE 402 INDEX 417 ILLUSTRATIONS MAJOR-GENERAL HUGH ELLES, C.B., D.S.O. From a portrait by Sir William Orpen, A.R.A. _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS OF MARK V. TANK--FRONT VIEW 28 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF MARK V. TANK--SECTIONAL ELEVATION 28 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF MARK V. TANK--SECTIONAL PLAN 29 DIAGRAM SHOWING ADAPTATION TO THE “LARGE-WHEELED TRACTOR” IDEA 29 THE ORIGINAL THIEPVAL MARK I. TANK WITH ANTI-BOMB ROOF AND “TAIL” 64 FIELD CAMOUFLAGE 64 A DERELICT. VALLEY OF THE SCARPE 96 A BURNING TANK 96 “DIRECT HITS” 97 BELLIED ON A TREE-STUMP AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT 97 A FLANDERS PILL-BOX 132 THE UNDITCHING BEAM IN ACTION 132 THE STEENBEEK VALLEY BEFORE THE BATTLE 133 THE STEENBEEK VALLEY AFTER BOMBARDMENT 133 A DEADLY SWAMP (THE WRECKS OF SIX TANKS MAY BE COUNTED) 144 “CLAPHAM JUNCTION” NEAR SANCTUARY WOOD 145 “THE SALIENT” 145