TO
ALL RANKS OF THE NEW ARMIES

Men of the Old Country, Men of the Over­seas, and those good men among the Neutrals who put all else aside to join up and help us to Victory, this book is dedi­cated with pride and admiration by

THE AUTHOR

In the Field,
20th January, 1917


THE AUTHOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Acknowledgments are due to the Editors of The Cornhill Magazine, Land and Water, and Pearson’s Magazine for permission to reprint such portions of this book as have appeared in their pages.


[BOYD CABLE—A PREFATORY NOTE]