The War The Infantry Knew, 1914-1919 : A Chronicle Of Service In France And Belgium

Content: TABLE OF CONTENTS
 GLOSSARY
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 CONTRIBUTORS
 CHAPTER I-July-August 1914
 "The suddenness of a thunderbolt"-Mobilizing-Crossing the Channel-Rouen-Amiens
 CHAPTER II-August-September 1914
 "To the War in Earnest"-"Mons," A Rumour: Retreat-"Le Cateau"-Sleep-walking-St. Quentin-Wayside Comedies-"Still on, on"-A Rose Garden
 CHAPTER III-September-October 1914
 Recoil: "Marne"-La Ferté-sous-Jouarre: "Aisne"-Septmonts
 CHAPTER IV-October-November 1914
 The Race for the Sea-To St. Omer by Night-Outpost Affairs-A Hair-cut in Ypres-A Forced March-"La Bassée": Fromelles La Cordonnerie, "We are not moving back"CHAPTER V-November 1914-August 1915
 Stalemate: Houplines, flood-Christmas 1914-Bois Grenier, mud-Armentières estaminets, and other Amusements-Patrolling-Echoes of Neuve Chapelle-A Chinese Raid-Echoes of Festubert-Ypres, "Even for an egg-shell! "-Summer on a quiet Front-Laventie-Intelligence
 CHAPTER VI-August-October 1915
 Béthune-The Front in 1915-"Loos"-Discords
 CHAPTER VII-October 1915-April 1916
 Béthune: Winter-Navvying-New Army-Christmas 1915-Bickering-"R. W.F. Crater"-A Sing-Song, by "Punch," and other Play
 CHAPTER VIII-April-July 1916 Béthune: Spring and Summer-Catabrin Raid-Cuinchy Raid-A Battalion Canteen-The Duck's Bill goes up-Red Dragon Crater-The Warren RaidCHAPTER IX-July-August 1916
 Somme-Ancre-Facing Bazentin Ridge-High Wood-Amiens-Old Army into New-Moles
 CHAPTER X-August-November 1916
 Somme-Interval-Agincourt billets-a torpid front-a pleasant vale: A wet autumn-Quick moving by omnibus-Just moving on foot: With the French at Morval-"Not today": Lesbœufs-"toot sweet" : Two patrols
 CHAPTER XI-November 1916-March 1917 Somme-Winter, a hard one-A chilly rest-Live and let live: Abbeville: The downs above Clery-The thermometer below zero-Les Bouffes!-"Thank God-and the Brigadier:"-Implications and InteractionsCHAPTER XII-March-April 1917
 A subaltern's service in camp and in action
 CHAPTER XIII-April-July 1917
 Arras-"Scarpe"-The Hindenburg Line-St. George's Day on Hénin Hill-Croisilles-Whitsunday in Plum Lane-Footnotes
 CHAPTER XIV-July-August 1917
 A quiet Summer-Rest and Sport: Echoes of Crécy-of de Vere-of the Ironsides: Nieuport: St. Omer: Slow March on the guns at Ypres CHAPTER XV-September 1917-January 1918The Ypres Salient: Behind "Menin Ridge"-"Polygon Wood"-Messines-Hewers of Wood-Passchendaele, unrestful-Christmas in "Pop."-Chinese Justice-Passchendaele, at ease-Drawers of Water-Dissension in high places
 CHAPTER XVI-January-April 1918
 All Welsh-Bois Grenier and digging again: Flight from home: London: March 21st, 1918, "Michael Day"
 CHAPTER XVII-April-August 1918
 The Ancre Valley again-Albert-Hamel: The Germans in Bois Grenier: A spent blow: Wind and Gas-An Opera-bouffe raid-Tom Fool's errands: Hamel raid: Ancre crossings