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The tanks were feasible

The tanks were feasible

Mr. MacLeod describes the relative effectiveness of newer tracked tanks in the Amiens offensive, both as a troop transport and as a weapon against German machine gun emplacements.

Cavalry charge

Cavalry charge

Mr. MacLeod describes the impressive sight of a full cavalry charge and the high mortality of the horses because of well-positioned German machine gunners. He questions why the cavalry would have been chosen to attack heavy gun emplacements in Batume-Peronne Wood.

Gas masks

Gas masks

Mr. MacLeod gives a good comparison between the original respirator and newer gas masks used by Canadian soldiers.

Biplanes collide

Biplanes collide

Mr. MacLeod describes a mid-air collision between two Allied observation aircraft, and seeing one airman tumbling to earth without a parachute.

Bicycle Courier

Bicycle Courier

Mr. MacLeod describes in humorous detail some of the risks of being a bicycle courier.

Captain’s orders

Captain’s orders

Mr. MacLeod describes a retaliatory ambush on No Man’s Land in which the C.O.’s orders are overruled by Mr. MacLeod, and a German patrol is neutralized by his section’s pre-emptive attack.

You couldn't see anything

You couldn't see anything

Mr. MacLeod describes in general his assault at Vimy and in particular how the snow helped them surprise the enemy. Describes an incident where many fleeing Germans are machine gunned.

I never got a scratch

I never got a scratch

Mr. MacLeod describes the more specific details of his personal experience at Vimy; the sudden death of his partner while he remained unscathed through the assault.

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