Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France
CHAPTER XIX
THE “SOIXANTE-QUINZE”
The Emperor William—His advisers—The modern Huns—The barrier 244 of the trenches—The Soixante-Quinze—Its superiority to its German rival—The French gunner—Pride of the nation in its artillery—Determination in the workshops—The struggle of the trenches—A German description