FOOTNOTES:
[17] Gadoue.—Tr.
[18] Communicating trench.—Tr.
[19] Commanding Post.—Tr.
[20] Counter-mining. When an enemy mine is being dug, a camouflet destroys it before completion.—Tr.
[CHAPTER SIX]
THE FIRST MONTHS OF THE BATTLE OF VERDUN
This deals with the battle of Verdun. The author took part in the first days of the battle on the right bank and the left bank of the Meuse. He spent, likewise, almost all the month of March at the Verdun front.