PART ONE

THE FIGHTING FORCES

SECTION I. ON LAND

CHAPTER

I. THE MAKING OF THE ARMY 3

II. HOUSING THE SOLDIERS AND THEIR SUPPLIES 20

III. FEEDING AND EQUIPPING THE ARMY 24

IV. CREATING A MUNITIONS INDUSTRY 34

V. CARING FOR THE WOUNDED 48

VI. THE WELFARE OF THE SOLDIERS 59

VII. MAINTAINING THE ARMY IN FRANCE 70

VIII. AT THE FRONT 83

SECTION II. BY SEA

IX. EXPANSION IN THE NAVY 95

X. OPERATING AN OCEAN FERRY 105

XI. WORKING WITH THE ALLIED NAVIES 113

XII. THE NAVY ON LAND 120

XIII. THE WINGS OF THE NAVY 127

XIV. THE TRAINING OF THE RESERVES 133

SECTION III. IN THE AIR

XV. CREATING A NEW BRANCH OF WARFARE 139

XVI. PROVIDING THE MEANS 143

XVII. TRAINING THE MEN 151

XVIII. THE BALLOON CORPS 160

XIX. FLYING IN FRANCE 163

XX. AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS 167