Chapter XXII: Appendix: D

RATIONS AT END OF SIEGE

All except meat and ginger dropped by aeroplane.

_British._ _Indian._

Bread, 3 oz. Indian atta, 3 oz.
Sugar, 1 oz. Gur, 1/2 oz.
Chocolate, 1/2 oz. Dal, 1 oz.
Meat, 1-1/2 lb. (horse or mule). Salt, 1/8 oz.
Ginger, 1/8 oz.
Meat, 9 oz. (horse).

JOHN LANE'S "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" SERIES.

Now that the Great War is definitely over it is necessary to get it adequately chronicled. Of necessity we must have comprehensive surveys of the war, formal histories in many volumes; but the real history of the great conflict is to be found not so much in these, as in the vital pieces of descriptive literature which our fighting men have struck off, often while the drama was being enacted before their eyes. It is with the object of getting together a really vivid and actual record of the world conflict, which will be of service not only to ourselves, but to our children, that the "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" Series has been formed. It consists of a number of volumes, uniform in format and production, which have been selected as being representative of particular aspects or phases of the war, written by soldiers, sailors and others who have witnessed or actually participated in what they describe. Here, in these personal experiences of our men, is an enduring record of the last four or five years; a record which, more surely than any formal histories, will carry forward the memory of those tragic but glorious days.

_THE FOLLOWING VOLUMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED_

DOVER DURING THE DARK DAYS. By a "Dug-out" (LT. COMM. STANLEY COXON, R.N.V.R. Author of "And That Reminds Me.") With contributions by other officers of the DOVER PATROL. Crown 8vo. 7/- net.

This book lifts the veil which was so closely drawn over the
operations of the Navy during war-time. It gives accounts of many
engagements and scraps with the enemy, written by actual
participants, and forms a valuable contribution to the history of
our navy during the most momentous years of its existence.

"_The real thing._"--_Daily Express._

"_Makes good reading._"--_Times._

"_Spirited and exciting._"--_Yorkshire Observer._

"_The book has many fine pages in it._"--_Evening News._

TEMPORARY CRUSADERS. By CECIL SUMMERS, author of "Temporary Heroes." Crown 8vo. 4/- net.

A further volume by the author of the very successful "Temporary
Heroes," describing his experiences in France, Palestine, Egypt and
Italy.

"_A cheery, chatty chronicle. The author has a keen eye for the
humour of circumstance and a most beguiling way._"--_Morning Post._

"_Bright and exhilarating. It is sure to be read widely._"--_Scotsman._

"_Even more hearty and sincere than the successful 'Temporary
Heroes.'_"--_Liverpool Courier._

THE BOY WITH THE GUNS. By the late LIEUT. G. W. TAYLOR. Edited by his sister MRS. ROGER COOKSON. With an introduction by SIR JAMES CRICHTON-BROWNE. With Illustrations and Maps. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.

This is a vividly realistic account of the work done and hardships
endured by our Royal Field Artillery in the war, and of their
"hair-breadth 'scapes in the imminent deadly breach" in France and
Flanders, by one who went through them all and made the supreme
sacrifice.

PUSHING WATER. By R.N.V. (LIEUT. ERIC DAWSON.) Crown 8vo. 4/- net.

"Pushing Water" reveals a phase of warfare of which the world knows
little or nothing. It is the story of the "Movy" of
submarine-hunting and mine sweeping in perilous seas, of duties
faithfully accomplished, without expectation of fame or reward. As a
sidelight on a branch of the Navy's activities it has a good deal of
interest, but the book would recommend itself on the score of its
quiet humour and abundant anecdote alone.

"_This entertaining book ... a vivid picture of existence on a
'Movy.'_"--_Sunday Times._

"_An animated narrative._"--_Scotsman._

"_Described with real humour ... decidedly
interesting._"--_Birmingham Post._

A HANDFUL OF AUSSEYS. By C. HAMPTON THORP, A.I.F., with a foreword by General Sir William Birdwood, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., etc., and an Introductory Poem by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. With Illustrations by James F. Scott. Crown 8vo. 7/- net.

"A Handful of Ausseys" is the only book from the pen of an
Australian soldier which deals intimately with the troopship voyage
between the Commonwealth and England, and the more detailed side of
the Soldier's life in England before he goes across the Channel.

"_Well justifies its place among war books, for it is well written,
graphic and amusing, and full of facts and anecdotes.... The
illustrations are rather telling and rather original._"--_Times._

"_Among the good war pictures of the present war, the description of
this draft's moving up to the firing line deserves to find a
pleasant place._"--_Bookman._

"_Racily describes with much good humour and amusing anecdote the
daily experiences of an Australian reinforcement ... these bright
and spirited pages._"--_Scotsman._

THREE CHEVRONS. By "OREX" (MAJOR H. F. BIDDER, D.S.O.) Crown 8vo. 5/- net.

An absolutely authentic, cool record of what the author saw on the
Flanders front from Christmas, 1914, to June, 1917. It contains the
experiences of a clear-sighted conscientious officer who keeps as
close as possible to fact and maintains his detached judicial point
of view. A book which both the military man and public generally
will appreciate for its freshness and candour.

"_'Orex' has made a singularly successful contribution to war
literature by the direct method of honesty, modesty and simplicity.
His book is a pleasant surprise.... He expresses it all in an
individuality of great charm, the charm of literary unconsciousness
and quiet restraint.... In every respect a good book._"--_Daily
News._

"_Simply and attractively written, and quite worth its place in the
ON ACTIVE SERVICE Series._"--_Times._

SOME SOLDIERS AND LITTLE MAMMA. By HELEN BOULNOIS. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.

"_A book of singular interest.... Remarkable for its sidelights, on
what may be called the domestic phases of the war._"--_Daily
Graphic._

THE SILENCE OF COLONEL BRAMBLE. By ANDRE MAUROIS. Translated from the French. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.

This remarkably amusing account of an English regimental mess by a
French officer who was attached as an interpreter, has had an
immense vogue in France, and its appeal to English readers will
without doubt be equally wide.

"_Those who do not already know the book in French, will lose
nothing of its charm in English form.... The humours of the mess
room are inimitable.... The whole thing is real, alive, sympathetic.
There is not a false touch in all its delicate glancing
wit._"--_Daily Telegraph._

"_An excellent translation.... A gay and daring translation.... I
laughed over its audacious humour._"--_JAMES DOUGLAS in The Star._

FIELD AMBULANCE SKETCHES. By a Corporal. Crown 8vo. 4/- net.

These sketches by a stretcher-bearer are extraordinarily clear and
actual. "Behind a Raid" is a wonderfully vivid piece of work; the
reader lives every second of these thrilling hours, and the whole
scene is touched in masterly style. The other pages are equally
fine. To the civilian they bring home the actualities of War; while
soldiers of every class will enjoy them in their fine truthfulness.

SAPPER DOROTHY LAWRENCE: The only English Woman Soldier. Late Royal Engineers, 51st Division, 179th Tunnelling Company, B.E.F. With Portraits. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.

Miss Dorothy Lawrence enjoys the distinction of having been the only
British woman soldier, and in this book she sets out her varied
experiences, first in Paris, where she did the necessary drills, and
finally "up the line."

A KUT PRISONER. By H. C. W. BISHOP. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6/- net.

More exciting than any fictitious story of adventure the main part
of this book is occupied by the story of the author's escape, in
company with three other British officers, from Kastamuni in Asia
Minor. MR. BISHOP was captured at the fall of Kut, and his narrative
includes a description of the appalling long march from Kut to
Kastamuni, during which such a large proportion of our men succumbed
to their sufferings which were wilfully aggravated by their
captors.

WITH THE CHINKS. By Lieut. DARYL KLEIN. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6/6 net.

The author of "With the Chinks" was a civilian in China who
volunteered as an officer for the training of Chinese coolies who
were brought to France to form Labour Brigades to work behind the
lines. The characters of his charges are sketched with considerable
skill, and the voyage via Canada and the Panama Canal to France is
picturesquely described. The book forms a unique and interesting
page in the voluminous History of the War.

_THE FOLLOWING ARE IN IMMEDIATE PREPARATION:_

TALES OF A TROOPER. By A. CLUTHA MACKENZIE. Crown 8vo.

These tales convey in the most living manner the experiences and
sensations of a typical Anzac en route to the war, then landed at
Gallipoli, and finally "knocked out" in the terrible battle for the
ridge.

A PRISONER IN TURKEY. By JOHN STILL, author of "Poems in Captivity," etc. Crown 8vo.

The author of this remarkable book was largely instrumental in
conveying to the British Government, by messages, in an ingenious
code of his own invention, sent at considerable personal risk, very
valuable information regarding the treatment of British Prisoners in
Turkey. In this book, which is an account of over three years'
imprisonment in Turkish hands, at Constantinople and at Afion Kara
Hissar, Mr. STILL gives a very forceful and vivid, but restrained
account of the trials, sufferings and dangers through which he and
his fellow prisoners passed during their long captivity.

WARD TALES. By E. CHIVERS DAVIES. Crown 8vo.

In this capital little record of V.A.D. work in a hospital Miss
Davies combines very cleverly two points of view--the Nurses' and
Hospital Staff's, and the Tommies'. The author has humour, insight,
sympathy, and a very quick eye for a situation, and in the course of
her sketches she synthesizes the atmosphere and outlook of a big
Military Hospital, especially as it appears to a V.A.D. Soldiers,
and others, will delight in the truthful and entertaining pictures
of this admirable little book, as will all who have served, and are
serving, in hospital.

BEHIND BOSCHE BARS. By E. WARBURTON. Crown 8vo.

A cleverly written description of a young English officer's
internment as a prisoner of war in Germany. As his experiences were
thoroughly typical of the later treatment by the Germans of officer
prisoners, his account forms a very valuable record of this aspect
of the war. The writer gives the Germans credit for some kind acts,
while laughing at them for their stiffness, pedantry and stupidity.
He conveys a strongly actual picture of the whole body of prisoners
in every camp--their ways of life, outlook, habits and feelings.

WITH THE SERBS IN MACEDONIA. By DOUGLAS WALSHE. Illustrated. Crown 8vo.

This is a very bright account of war experiences in Macedonia, by an
A.S.C. officer, who has the gift of making his scenes _living_
scenes. Mr. WALSHE'S narrative is very human, and he gives us an
excellent bird's eye view of the country, and the tangle of races
inhabiting it.

FOUR MONTHS IN ITALY IN WAR-TIME. By BEATRICE THOMSON. Crown 8vo.

This book gives a remarkably clear idea of hospital life, and also
of Italian character and ways. It is a fine record of service, and
in its quiet restrained humanity it is a chronicle which deserves to
be widely read. The author served for several months in a war
hospital in France, and her sketches of her patients' characters and
her record of their talk and behaviour give us the real Italy.

WITH THE CAVALRY IN THE WEST. By J. D. DELIUS. Illustrated. Crown 8vo.

While we have had many books describing the work of the Infantry and
Artillery in the war, very little has been written about the part
played by our Cavalrymen. The fact that their operations were
restricted by the conditions of modern warfare does not, however,
detract in the least from the interest of CAPTAIN DELIUS' book, for
it is a book of happy anecdote and amusing description, rather than
of the more repulsive side of war.

FROM THE SOMME TO THE RHINE. By MAJOR A. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT. Crown 8vo.

This is a valuable narrative of the last phase of the Great War. The
author, who has the literary talent of his family has used his
opportunities as an Intelligence Officer to great advantage, and his
narrative is very clear, very picturesque and very human. He has
seized the salient details of what he is describing, and his
sincerity combined with his artistic gift, makes a moving, life-like
picture.

JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD,
VIGO STREET, LONDON, W.1.

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Transcriber's note:

Illustrations have been moved near the relevant section of the text.

Inconsistent hyphenation and use of separate words have been retained for:

down stream/downstream
Eski Chehir/Eski-Chehir
framework/frame-work
goatskins/goat skins
half way/half-way
hillside/hill-side
machine guns/machine-guns
sheep tracks/sheep-tracks
some one/someone
tilework/tile-work
trench digging/trench-digging
up stream/up-stream
up to date/up-to-date
used up/used-up

Inconsistencies in italicization and capitalization have been retained.

The following minor typographical corrections were made:

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Space added before "the" on Page 54
"Poor" changed to "poor" on Page 131
Period removed after "Tip" on Page 185
"A pparently" changed to "Apparently" on Page 188
"pro cured" changed to "procured" on Page 195
"andfind" changed to "and find" on Page 196
"Bighar" changed to "Bihgar" on the illustration following Page
196
Period added after "Mellis" and "Maj.-Gen. Mellis." centered on
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"in in" changed to "in" on Page 249
Period added after "Mackenzie" on Page 250

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