CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
INTRODUCTION[1]
I.TAKING OUT A DRAFT[8]
II.RAILHEAD AND BEYOND[25]
III.EARLY DAYS ON THE AISNE[40]
IV.IN BILLETS[58]
V.THE MOVE UP (1)[71]
VI.THE MOVE UP (2)[83]
VII.NEARING THE FIRING-LINE[93]
VIII.GETTING INTO ACTION[101]
IX.AN ATTACK AT DAWN[111]
X.THE RESERVE COMPANY[120]
XI.A NIGHT ATTACK[129]
XII.THE FARM IN THE FIRING-LINE[138]
XIII.PUSHING FORWARD[146]
XIV.IN FRONT OF LA BASSÉE[156]
XV.A NIGHT PATROL[166]
XVI.WITH THE SUPPORTS[176]
XVII.BETWEEN ACTIONS [187]
XVIII."THE ——TH BRIGADE WILL ATTACK ——"[197]
XIX.BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH[206]
XX."AND THENCE TO BED"[220]