CONTENTS CHAP. I. [THE BREACH OF THE PEACE ] II. [THE GERMAN INVASION ] III. [RUSSIA MOVES ] IV. [THE WAR ON AND BEYOND THE SEAS ] V. [ESTABLISHING THE WESTERN FRONT ] VI. [THE FIRST WINTER OF THE WAR ] VII. [THE FAILURE OF THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE ] VIII. [THE DEFEAT OF RUSSIA ] IX. [THE CLIMAX OF GERMAN SUCCESS ] X. [THE SECOND WINTER OF THE WAR ] XI. [THE SECOND GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST] XII. [THE ALLIED COUNTER-OFFENSIVE ] XIII. [THE BALKANS AND POLITICAL REACTIONS ] XIV. [THE TURN OF THE TIDE ] XV. [HOPE DEFERRED ] XVI. [THE BALANCE OF POWER ] XVII. [THE EVE OF THE FINAL STRUGGLE ] XVIII. [THE LAST GERMAN OFFENSIVE ] XIX. [THE VICTORY OF THE ENTENTE ] XX. [THE FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE ] A SHORT HISTORY OF THEGREAT WAR