Osprey - Cambrai 1917 - The birth of armoured warfare Exclusive This detailed plastic model kit

This detailed plastic model kit contains all the parts you need to build a realistic 1/35 scale model of the Sherman M4A3E8

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Osprey - Cambrai 1917 - The birth of armoured warfare Exclusive This detailed plastic model kitBy Alexander Turner This crucial new study on one of the seminal events in military history dispels many of the myths surrounding Cambrai 1917. Common perception classifies it as the 'world's first tank battle' but Alexander Turner shows us that the true importance of Cambrai was that it saw the first use of armour as an operational shock tactic. With this, the conduct of war was irrevocably changed. The battle also heralded the combined use of