The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 1914

The landing of the British in France--The British leaders--The advance to Mons--The defence of the bridges of Nimy--The holding of the canal--The fateful telegram--The rearguard...

The Seventh Division--Its peculiar excellence--Its difficult position--A deadly ordeal--Desperate attacks on Seventh Division--Destruction of 2nd Wilts--Hard fight of 20th Briga...

The order of battle at Le Cateau--The stand of the 2nd Suffolks--Major Yate's V.C.--The fight for the quarries--The splendid work of the British guns--Difficult retirement of th...

The hazardous crossing of the Aisne--Wonderful work of the sappers--The fight for the sugar factory--General advance of the Army--The 4th (Guards) Brigade's difficult task--Cava...

Attack upon the cavalry--The struggle at Messines--The London Scots in action--Rally to the north--Terrible losses--Action of Zillebeke--Record of the Seventh Division--Situatio...

In the frank, cynical, and powerful book of General Bernhardi which has been so often quoted in connection with the war there is one statement which is both true and important....

The great battle line--Advance of Second Corps--Death of General Hamilton--The farthest point--Fate of the 2nd Royal Irish--The Third Corps--Exhausted troops--First fight of Neu...

Increase of the Array--Formation of the Fifth Corps--The visit of the King--Third Division at Petit Bois--The fight at Givenchy--Heavy losses of the Indians--Fine advance of 1st...

The general situation--"Die grosse Zeit"--The turn of the tide--The Battle of the Ourcq--The British advance--Cavalry fighting--The 1st Lincolns and the guns--6th Brigade's acti...

There can be no doubt that if Germany had confined her operations to an attack upon France without any infraction of Belgian neutrality, the situation in Great Britain would hav...

There has been no opportunity during this somewhat breathless narrative of the great events which will ever be associated with the names of Mons, the Marne, the Aisne, and Ypres...

Increase of the Army--Formation of the Fifth Corps--The visit of the King--Third Division at Petit Bois--The fight at Givenchy--Heavy losses of the Indians--Fine advance of Manc...

The order of battle at Le Cateau--The stand of the 2nd Suffolks--Major Yate's V.C.--The fight for the quarries--The splendid work of the British guns--Difficult retirement of th...

The hazardous crossing of the Aisne--Wonderful work of the sappers--The fight for the sugar factory--General advance of the Army--The 4th (Guards) Brigade's difficult task--Cava...

The landing of the British in France--The British leaders--The advance to Mons--The defence of the bridges of Nimy--The holding of the canal--The fateful telegram--The rearguard...

The general situation--"Die grosse Zeit"--The turn of the tide--The Battle of the Ourcq--The British advance--Cavalry fighting--The 1st Lincolns and the guns--6th Brigade's acti...

The Seventh Division--Its peculiar excellence--Its difficult position--A deadly ordeal--Desperate attacks on Seventh Division--Destruction of 2nd Wilts--Hard fight of 20th Briga...

Attack upon the cavalry--The struggle at Messines--The London Scots in action--Rally to the north--Terrible losses--Action of Zillebeke--Record of the Seventh Division--Situatio...

The great battle line--Advance of Second Corps--Death of General Hamilton--The farthest point--Fate of the 2nd Royal Irish--The Third Corps--Exhausted troops--First fight of Neu...