CONTENTS

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Introduction[i—xv]
I.Towards Ghent[1]
II.The Battle of Melle[11]
III.Retreat[29]
IV.On the Yser[35]
V.Dixmude[42]
VI.The Capture of Beerst[52]
VII.The First Effects of the Bombardment[70]
VIII.The Inundation[94]
IX.The Murder of Commander Jeanniot[99]
X.In the Trenches[117]
XI.The Attack on the Château de Woumen[133]
XII.The Death of Dixmude[142]