15550. TANKS AND MILITARY HISTORY: THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI (WORLD WAR I). Discusses how the battle was a turning point in the use of tanks in warfare. The paper covers the development of tanks and early failed attempts to use them, and then turns to the British strategy at Cambrai, which resulted in tanks breaking through the German defensive lines. Although the British failed to withstand the subsequent German counterattack, the battle nonetheless marked a turning point in military strategies and tactics involving the use of tanks. 7p., 28f., 6b.