CONTENTS
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| Synopsis of the Principal Military Operations of the Allies on the Western Front | [1] |
| THE MILITARY SITUATION IN OCTOBER, 1917 | [6] |
| WAR PRINCIPLES (For 1917) | [10] |
| Strategy and Tactics are Unchanged | [10] |
| Violation of the Laws of Warfare—Influence of Science | [16] |
| FIGHTING UNITS | [17] |
| A Glance at the Normal Composition of a Division | [18] |
| The Command | [22] |
| The Staffs | [24] |
| Aviation—Its Military Beginnings, its Increasing Importance | [29] |
| Use and Scope of Aviation | [32] |
| Different Kinds of Aircraft—Battle-Planes | [34] |
| Bombing-Planes | [36] |
| Observation or Scout-Planes | [40] |
| Use of Scout-Planes to Direct Artillery Fire | [43] |
| Use of Scout-Planes to Direct the Movements of Infantry | [44] |
| Hydroplanes | [48] |
| Balloons—Zeppelins | [48] |
| Trench Organization—General Remarks | [51] |
| General Plan of an Entrenchment System | [58] |
| Communication Lines | [66] |
| Mines and Counter-Mines | [69] |
| Special Railway Troops | [70] |
| Transportation by Road | [73] |
| Camouflage | [75] |
| ARTILLERY, RETROSPECTIVE VIEW | [77] |
| Artillery of an Army | [80] |
| Artillery of an Army Corps | [81] |
| Artillery of a Division | [82] |
| Trench Artillery | [83] |
| Tanks | [84] |
| Mission and Use of the Artillery in the Fight | [86] |
| Anti-Aircraft Artillery | [92] |
| Armoured Motor-Cars | [94] |
| Advance or Withdrawal of the Artillery | [95] |
| MUNITION SUPPLY | [100] |
| Sketch of the Railroad Organization | [100] |
| Organization of the Munition Parks | [101] |
| Divisional Parks | [103] |
| Replacing the Guns | [107] |
| Different Issues of Ammunition | [109] |
| INFANTRY | [112] |
| Arms of the Infantry | [112] |
| Machine-Guns | [113] |
| Machine-Gun Rifle | [117] |
| Bayonet | [118] |
| Grenades | [119] |
| Trench Knives | [121] |
| Automatic Pistols | [121] |
| Instruction | [122] |
| Duties of the Officers | [123] |
| Shock-Troops (Stosstruppen) | [129] |
| Mission and Use of the Infantry in a Division | [131] |
| Assaulting and Occupation Troops | [135] |
| Offensive Engagements—Their Preparation | [136] |
| Defensive Engagements | [142] |
| Prolonged Engagements | [143] |
| Signalling | [146] |
| Battalions of Three Companies | [147] |
| Framework of the Army | [147] |
| Cavalry | [148] |
| FORBIDDEN WEAPONS | [150] |
| Asphyxiating Gases | [150] |
| Tear-Producing Gases—Gaz-Vésicant | [152] |
| Liquid Fire (Flammenwerfer) | [153] |
| Conclusion | [156] |
| Index | [161] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Général de Division—René Radiguet Former Commander of the 21st Division (Marne), French Army | [Frontispiece] |
| Battlefield of the French Offensive of the 22d October, 1917 | [15] |
| Ailles and its Western Approach—February 10, 1917—2.30 P.M. | [54] |
| South-east of Ailles—February 10, 1917—2.30 P.M. | [58] |
| South-east of La Bovelle Farm—February 10, 1917—2.30 P.M. | [62] |
| Diagram of Campaign Intrenchments | [66] |
| Urtebize—January 29, 1917—12.30 P.M. | [118] |
| La Bovelle—December 20, 1916—3 P.M. | [122] |
| South of La Bovelle Farm—January 29, 1917—12.30 P.M. | [126] |
| West of Ailles—April 24, 1917—10.00 A.M. | [128] |
| La Bovelle—May 5, 1917—10.30 A.M. | [130] |
| North of La Bovelle—April 24, 1917—10 A.M. | [132] |
| La Bovelle—May 5, 1917—10.30 A.M. | [134] |
| Trench “Battemburg”—May 4, 1917—Noon | [138] |
| West of Ailles—May 4, 1917—Noon | [140] |
| View Taken about 10 A.M. during the Attack of May 5, 1917 | [142] |
| View Taken about 10 A.M. during the Attack of May 5, 1917 | [144] |
| View Taken about 10 A.M. during the Attack of May 5, 1917 | [146] |
The Making of a Modern Army
Synopsis of the Principal Military Operations of the Allies on the Western Front
It has often been said that after the battle of the Marne the Germans were virtually beaten. The feats of the German armies since that day on such numerous and varied fields, the strength that they have so often been proven to possess, prevent us from concurring in that opinion.