E-text prepared by Robert J. Hall

King George V of Britain and King Albert of Belgium inspecting Belgian troops. The youth is the Prince of Wales, and beside him is Major General Pertab Singh of the Indian army

The
STORY OF THE
GREAT WAR

THE WAR BEGINS
INVASION OF BELGIUM
BATTLE OF THE MARNE

VOLUME III

CONTENTS

PART I.—GREAT BATTLES OF THE WESTERN ARMIES
CHAPTER
I. [ATTACK ON BELGIUM]
II. [SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF LIEGE]
III. [BELGIUM'S DEFIANCE]
IV. [CAPTURE OF LOUVAIN—SURRENDER OF BRUSSELS]
V. [COMING OF THE BRITISH]
VI. [CAMPAIGNS IN ALSACE AND LORRAINE]
VII. [SIEGE AND FALL OF NAMUR]
VIII. [BATTLE OF CHARLEROI]
IX. [BATTLE OF MONS]
X. [THE GREAT RETREAT BEGINS]
XI. [FIGHTING AT BAY]
XII. [THE MARNE—GENERAL PLAN OF BATTLE FIELD]
XIII. [ALLIED AND GERMAN BATTLE PLANS]
XIV. [FIRST MOVES IN THE BATTLE]
XV. [GERMAN RETREAT]
XVI. [CONTINUATION OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE]
XVII. [CONTINUATION OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE]
XVIII. [OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE]
XIX. ["CROSSING THE AISNE"]
XX. [FIRST DAY'S BATTLES]
XXI. [THE BRITISH AT THE AISNE]
XXII. [BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS AND SOISSONS]
XXIII. [SECOND PHASE OF BATTLE OF THE AISNE]
XXIV. [END OF THE BATTLE]
XXV. ["THE RACE TO THE SEA"]
XXVI. [SIEGE AND FALL OF ANTWERP]
XXVII. [YSER BATTLES—ATTACK ON YPRES]
XXVIII. [ATTACKS ON LA BASSEE AND ARRAS]
XXIX. [GENERAL MOVEMENTS ON THE FRENCH AND FLANDERS FRONTS]
XXX. [OPERATIONS AROUND LA BASSEE AND GIVENCHY]
XXXI. [END OF SIX MONTHS' FIGHTING IN THE WEST]
PART II.—NAVAL OPERATIONS
XXXII. [STRENGTH OF THE RIVAL NAVIES]
XXXIII. [FIRST BLOOD—BATTLE OF THE BIGHT]
XXXIV. [BATTLES ON THREE SEAS]
XXXV. [THE GERMAN SEA RAIDERS]
XXXVI. [BATTLE OFF THE FALKLANDS]
XXXVII. [SEA FIGHTS OF THE OCEAN PATROL]
XXXVIII. [WAR ON GERMAN TRADE AND POSSESSIONS]
XXXIX. [RAIDS ON THE ENGLISH COAST]
XL. [RESULTS OF SIX MONTHS' NAVAL OPERATIONS]
PART III.—THE WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT
XLI. [GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THEATRE OF WAR]
XLII. [THE STRATEGIC VALUE OF RUSSIAN POLAND]
XLIII. [AUSTRIAN POLAND, GALICIA, AND BUKOWINA]
XLIV. [THE BALKANS—COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES]
XLV. [THE CAUCASUS—THE BARRED DOOR]
PART IV.—THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN
XLVI. [SERBIA'S SITUATION AND RESOURCES]
XLVII. [AUSTRIA'S STRENGTH AND STRATEGY]
XLVIII. [AUSTRIAN SUCCESSES]
XLIX. [THE GREAT BATTLES BEGIN]
L. [FIRST VICTORY OF THE SERBIANS]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[KING GEORGE V REVIEWING THE ARMIES IN FRANCE]
[GREAT SIEGE GUN IN ACTION BRIDGE]
[DESTROYED BY THE BELGIANS AT LIEGE]
[BELGIAN FIELD GUN IN ACTION]
[FORTRESS TOWN OF NAMUR]
[CITY OF MALINES, BELGIUM]
[MACHINE GUN CREW IN A WHEAT FIELD]
[HEAVY BELGIAN ARTILLERY IN ACTION]
[BELGIANS INTRENCHED ALONG A RAILWAY]
[OBSERVER IN A RUINED CHATEAU]
[BAYONET CHARGE OF FRENCH INFANTRY]
[BRITISH NAVAL BRIGADE AT LIERRE]
[CITY OF LILLE UNDER FIRE]
[WALL FALLING UNDER SHELL FIRE]
[HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHT AT YPRES]
[FIGHT IN AN ARGONNE VILLAGE]
[RALLY OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH]
[GERMAN LOOKOUTS IN A TREETOP]
[GERMAN PRISONERS IN CHAMPAGNE]
[LOUVAIN LANCERS ON THE FRENCH COAST]
[COMRADES AIDING A WOUNDED CUIRASSIER]
[RED CROSS DOCTOR DRESSING AVIATOR'S WOUNDS]
[NAVE AND CHOIR OF NOTRE DAME, RHEIMS]
[RUINS OF NOTRE DAME]
[FRENCH MARINES DINING ASHORE]
[SEARCHLIGHTS ON A BATTLESHIP]
[WALKÜRE, WRECKED AT PAPEETE]
[SYDNEY, AUSTRALIAN CRUISER]
[EMDEN AGROUND AFTER THE SYDNEY'S VICTORY]
[RESCUING SAILORS AFTER THE FIGHT NEAR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS]
[CANADIANS SHIPPING FIELD ARTILLERY]
[INTERIOR OF A SUBMARINE]
[WRECK OF THE BLÜCHER IN THE NORTH SEA BATTLE]