VI.

CONTENTS

PART I.-WESTERN FRONT-SOMME AND VERDUN

CHAPTER

I. FRENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCES .

II. FURTHER SUCCESSES-FRENCH CAPTURE MAUREPAS

IV.

OPERATIONS AT VERDUN-BRITISH VICTORIES IN THE SOMME

V. THE "TANKS"-BRITISH CAPTURE MARTINPUICH

CAPTURE OF COMBLES-AIR RAIDS

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VII.

VIII.

BRITISH CAPTURE EAUCOURT L'ABBAYE-REGINA TRENCH

CONTINUED ALLIED ADVANCE

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IX.

FRENCH RETAKE DOUAUMONT

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XI.

BRITISH SUCCESSES IN THE ANCRE

XII.

X. GERMANS LOSE FORT VAUX-FRENCH TAKE SAILLISEL

OPERATIONS ON THE FRENCH FRONT-FURTHER FIGHTING IN

THE ANCRE .

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WEATHER CONDITIONS-MOVEMENTS AROUND LOOS

FRENCH WIN AT VERDUN .

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CANADIANS AT ARRAS-NIVELLE IN COMMAND

XVI. GERMAN ATTACKS AT VERDUN-RESULT OF SIX MONTHS'

XVII. GERMAN ATTACK ON HILL 304-BRITISH SURPRISE ATTACK

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XLV. FALL AND WINTER ON THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT

XLVI. FIGHTING ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS

PART V.-WAR IN THE AIR AND ON THE SEA

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LVIII.

L. NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS

PART VI.-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

IN THE BELLIGERENT COUNTRIES

GERMANY'S OLIVE BRANCH

ENTER PRESIDENT WILSON

THE UNYIELDING ALLIES

"PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY"

LXXII.

THE BRITISH TROOPS CAPTURE VIMY RIDGE AND MONCHY

-FRENCH VICTORIES ON THE AISNE

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LXXIII. FRENCH VICTORIES IN CHAMPAGNE-THE BRITISH CAP-
TURE BULLECOURT .

LXXIV.

THE BATTLE OF MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH SMASH THE

GERMAN SALIENT SOUTH OF YPRES

LXXV. THE GERMANS DEFEAT BRITISH ON BELGIAN COAST-IN-

TENSE FIGHTING IN THE CHAMPAGNE AND AT VERDUN 380

PART X.-THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY

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IIIT. UNDIRST IN GREECE.

IIIT. A GISK ARMY SURENTERS TO GERMANY
IER SERBIANS ADVANCE

HE GREEKS ON THE FIRING LINE

HM SECES OF THE GREEK FLEET.

IT FA ANT WINTER ON THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT

IT FTING IN MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

FAST V-WAR IN THE AIR AND ON THE SEA