CONTENTS.

[ INTRODUCTION]

[ CHAPTER I.]

THE CAUSES OF THE WAR.

French Demands for the Rhine—Luxemburg—An Interlude of Peace—The Salzburg Interview—The Emperor seeks Allies—The Hohenzollern Candidature—The French Government and the Chamber

[ CHAPTER II.]

THE GATHERING OF THE HOSTS.

German Mobilization—French Mobilization—War Methods Contrasted

[ CHAPTER III.]