CONTENTS.


I.[Setting the House in Order]1
II.[The Loss of the "Formidable"]17
III.[The Battle of the Dogger Bank]23
IV.[The Turkish Descent upon Egypt]33
V.[Winter Warfare on the Western Front.—I.]44
VI.[Winter Warfare on the Western Front.—II.]49
VII.[Stories from the Battlefield]58
VIII.[The German Success at Soissons]62
IX.[Winter Fighting in Champagne, the Argonne, and the Vosges]65
X.[The Submarine Blockade begins]77
XI.[The Sinking of the "Lusitania"]81
XII.[Stories of Submarines]90
XIII.[More Stories of Submarine Warfare]97
XIV.[Winter Fighting in Poland and East Prussia]105
XV.[A Battle of the Middle Ages]113
XVI.[The Fall of Przemysl]117
XVII.[Stories from Eastern Battlefields]126
XVIII.[The Battle of Neuve Chapelle]129
XIX.[Soldiers' Stories of Neuve Chapelle]145
XX.[The Dardanelles]157
XXI.[Ships versus Forts]161
XXII.[How we failed at the Narrows]170
XXIII.[The Story of Hill 60]177
XXIV.[The Poisonous Cloud]188
XXV.[The Battle Glory of Canada]193
XXVI.[Days of Struggle and Anxiety.—I.]205
XXVII.[Days of Struggle and Anxiety.—II.]209
XXVIII.[Heroes of the Ypres Salient]217
XXIX.[The Battle of the Artois.—I.]222
XXX.[The Battle of the Artois.—II.]225
XXXI.[The Battle of Festubert]229
XXXII.[The Heroisms of Festubert]237
XXXIII.[The Gallipoli Peninsula]241
XXXIV.[The Battle of the Landing]245
XXXV.[Heroes of the Landing]257
XXXVI.[Battering at the Barriers]266
XXXVII.[A Splendid Failure]273
XXXVIII.[The Storm bursts]289
XXXIX.[Stories of the Great Retreat]305
XL.[From Storm to Calm]310
XLI.[Midsummer on the Western Front]321
XLII.[In Champagne]337
XLIII.[The Battle of Loos.—I.]347
XLIV.[The Battle of Loos.—II.]353
XLV.[Bravest of the Brave.—I.]364
XLVI.[Bravest of the Brave.—II.]369
XLVII.[The War in the Air]377
XLVIII.[Heroes of the Air]382
XLIX.[The Coming of the Zeppelins]385
L.[The Overrunning of Serbia]391

CHAPTER I.