German units are throughout numbered in Roman capitals (“the XX Corps”), Allied in ordinary figures (“the 20th Corps”).

The small figures in the text refer to “[Notes and References]” at the end of the volume.

CONTENTS

PAGE
[Preface][v]
CHAP.
I.[The Deluge][1]
II.[A Tragedy of Errors]—
i.The German Plan of Campaign[10]
ii.The Forces in Play[14]
iii.The French War Doctrine[20]
iv.The Three French Offensives[28]
v.The Battle of Charleroi-Mons[34]
III.[Joffre Starts Afresh]—
i.Ecce Homo![46]
ii.The Second New Plan[54]
iii.Battle of the Gap of Charmes[61]
iv.Battles of Le Cateau, Guise, and Launois[64]
v.End of the Long Retreat[71]
IV.[The Great Dilemma, Paris–Verdun]—
i.The Government leaves the Capital[76]
ii.Kluck plunges South-Eastward[79]
iii.Joffre’s Opportunity[84]
V.[The Order of Battle]—
i.Gallieni’s Initiative[92]
ii.General Offensive of the Allies[95]
Strength and Position of the Armies[97]
iii.Features of the Battlefield[106]
iv.The Last Summons[110]
VI.[Battle of the Ourcq]—
i.A Premature Engagement[113]
ii.The British Manœuvre[118]
iii.A Race of Reinforcements[126]
iv.The Paris Taxi-Cabs[129]
VII.[The “Effect of Suction”]—
i.French and d’Espérey strike North[135]
ii.Battle of the Marshes of St. Gond[142]
iii.Defence and Recapture of Mondemont[148]
iv.Foch’s Centre broken[155]
v.Fable and Fact of a Bold Manœuvre[160]
VIII.[From Vitry to Verdun]—
i.The Battle of Vitry-le-François[169]
ii.Sarrail holds the Meuse Salient[175]
IX.[Victory][184]
X.[The Defence of the East][197]
XI.[Summing-up][214]
[Index][271]

NOTES AND REFERENCES

The German Objective (p. [239]); The Opposed Forces (p. [240]); De Bloch’s Prophecy and French’s Confession (p. [242]); Criticisms and Defence of the French Staff (p. [244]); The Surprise in the North (p. [247]); The Abandonment of Lille (p. [252]); M. Hanotaux and the B.E.F. (p. [252]); The Fall of Maubeuge (p. [256]); Paris and the German Plan (p. [259]); Some Books on the Battle (p. [263]); General Bonnal and the British Army (p. [265]); Scenes at Farthest South (p. [266]); The Myth of the 42nd Division (p. [268]).