CONTENTS

IntroductionA. Piatt Andrew[xvii]
Letters from Section Leaders [xix]
I.The Organization of the ServiceStephen Galatti[1]
II.At the Back of the Front: Dunkirk and YpresHenry Sydnor Harrison[6]
III.The Section in Alsace ReconquisePreston Lockwood[21]
IV.Last Days in AlsaceEverett Jackson[51]
V.The Section in LorraineJames R. McConnell[61]
With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
VI.An American Ambulance in the Verdun AttackFrank Hoyt Gailor[89]
VII.One of the Sections at VerdunHenry Sheahan[109]
VIII.The Section in FlandersJoshua G. B. Campbell[117]
IX.The Beginnings of a New SectionGeorge Rockwell[131]
X.Un Blessé À MontauvilleEmery Pottle[136]
XI.Christmas Eve, 1915Waldo Peirce[139]
XII.The Inspector's Letter Box[148]
Our ambulances—How the cars reach Paris—En route for the front—First impressions—The daily programme—Handling the wounded—The wounded—Night duty—Fitting into the life—Paysages de guerre—Soldier life—July 22 at Pont-à-Mousson—Incidentsof a driver's life—Three Croix deGuerre—From day to day—From another diary—Further pages—A night trip—An attack—Poilu hardships—Winter in Alsace—Weeks of quiet—Night—Morning—Stray thoughts—A gallant blessé—Perils of a blizzard—Poignant impressions—In the hospital—New quarters—The poetry of war.
Champagne, 1914-1915[227]
XIII.Four Letters from Verdun[232]
Tributes and Citations[252]
Members of the Field Service[337]

THE MEMBERS OF THE FIELD SERVICE
DESIRE TO EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE
TO
M. CHARLES HUARD
AND TO
M. BERNARD NAUDIN
FOR
THE INTEREST WHICH
THEIR DISTINGUISHED TALENT
HAS ADDED TO THIS BOOK