In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea

by Arthur St. John Adcock

IN THE FIRING LINE

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Charge of British Hussars against German Cuirassiers in a Village of Northern France.

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IN THE FIRING
LINE

STORIES OF THE WAR BY LAND AND SEA

BY
A. St. JOHN ADCOCK

HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
MCMXIV

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CONTENTS

I.	THE BAPTISM OF FIRE	[7]
II.	THE FOUR DAYS’ BATTLE NEAR MONS	[16]
III.	THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN	[73]
IV.	THE FIGHT IN THE NORTH SEA	[90]
V.	FROM MONS TO THE WALLS OF PARIS	[111]
VI.	THE SPIRIT OF VICTORY	[185]

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