True Stories of the Great War, Volume 3 (of 6) / Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses
TRUE STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR
TALES OF ADVENTURE—HEROIC DEEDS—EXPLOITS TOLD BY THE SOLDIERS, OFFICERS, NURSES, DIPLOMATS, EYE-WITNESSES Collected in Six Volumes From Official and Authoritative Sources ( See Introductory to Volume I ) VOLUME III Editor-in-Chief FRANCIS TREVELYAN MILLER (Litt. D., LL.D.) Editor of The Search-Light Library 1917 REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY NEW YORK
Copyright, 1917, by REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY
The Board of Editors has selected for VOLUME III this group of stories told by Soldiers, Naval Officers, Nurses, Nuns, Refugees, Airmen, Spies, and other participants and eye-witnesses of the Great War. They have been collected from twenty-three of the most authentic sources in Europe and America, and include 143 personal adventures and episodes. The selections have been made according to the plan outlined in the Introductory to Volume I, for selecting from all sources the Best Stories of the War. Full credit is given in every instance to the original source. All numerals are for the purpose of identifying the various episodes and do not relate to the chapters in the original volumes.—EDITORS.
VOLUME III—TWENTY-TWO STORY-TELLERS—143 EPISODES
Underwood & Underwood.
BRINGING IN A WOUNDED COMRADE
Some of the Most Heroic Acts of the War Have Been Performed as Part of the Day's Work of the Ambulance Corps. This French Ambulance Attendant is Risking His Own Life During the French Offensive at Verdun to Carry a Fellow Poilu Back Through the Woods Razed by German Gun Fire.
READING HOME NEWS BEFORE STARTING FOR THE TRENCHES
HE CHARGED WITH HIS BATTALION A FEW HOURS EARLIER
A FRIEND'S TURN YESTERDAY—HIS PERHAPS TODAY
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CONTENTS
WHAT I FOUND OUT IN THE HOUSE OF A GERMAN PRINCE
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"FROM CONVENT TO CONFLICT"—A VISION OF INFERNO
"WAR LETTERS OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN"—IN BLEEDING FRANCE
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"A GERMAN DESERTER'S WAR EXPERIENCE"—HIS ESCAPE
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"THE SOUL OF THE WAR"—TALES OF THE HEROIC FRENCH
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"TRENCHING AT GALLIPOLI"—IN THE LAND OF THE TURKS
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SCENES "IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL"
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"FLYING FOR FRANCE"—HERO TALES OF BATTLES IN THE AIR
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THE LOG OF THE "MOEWE"—TALES OF THE HIGH SEAS
PRISONER'S VOYAGE ON GERMAN U-BOAT UNDER THE SEA
THE DARKEST HOUR—FLEEING FROM THE BULGARIANS
A MAGYAR PALADIN—A RITTMEISTER OF THE HUSSARS
OUR ESCAPE FROM GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
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WHAT AN AMERICAN WOMAN SAW ON THE SERBIAN FRONT
"KAMERADS"!—CAPTURING HUNS IN THE ALPS WITHOUT A FIGHT
LIFE ON A FRENCH CRUISER IN WAR TIME
OVER THE TOP WITH THE AMERICANS IN THE FOREIGN LEGION
SECRET STORIES OF THE GERMAN SPY IN FRANCE
HOW STRONG MEN DIE—TALES OF THE WOUNDED
THROUGH THE JAWS OF DEATH IN A SUNKEN SUBMARINE
ESCAPE OF THE RUSSIAN LEADER OF THE "TERRIBLE DIVISION"
THE AERIAL ATTACK ON RAVENNA
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