Chapter I: Front Matter

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HOW THE WAR BEGAN
By W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D., and J. M. KENNEDY

THE FLEETS AT WAR
By ARCHIBALD HURD

THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN
By GEORGE HOOPER

THE CAMPAIGN ROUND LIEGE
By J. M. KENNEDY

IN THE FIRING LINE
Battle Stories told by British Soldiers at the Front.
By A. ST. JOHN ADCOCK

GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD
By STEPHEN CRANE
Author of “The Red Badge of Courage.”

BRITISH REGIMENTS AT THE FRONT
The glorious story of their Battle Honours.

THE RED CROSS IN WAR
By M. F. BILLINGTON

FORTY YEARS AFTER
The Story of the Franco-German War. By H. C. BAILEY.
With an Introduction by W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D.

A SCRAP OF PAPER
The Inner History of German Diplomacy.
By E. J. DILLON

HOW THE NATIONS WAGED WAR
A companion volume to “How the War Began,” telling how the world faced
Armageddon and how the British Army answered the call to arms.
By J. M. KENNEDY

AIR-CRAFT IN WAR
By ERIC STUART BRUCE

HACKING THROUGH BELGIUM
By EDMUND DANE

FAMOUS FIGHTS OF INDIAN NATIVE REGIMENTS
By REGINALD HODDER

THE RETREAT TO PARIS
By ROGER INGPEN

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE
By MARR MURRAY

THE SUBMARINE IN WAR
By C. W. DOMVILLE-FIFE

MOTOR TRANSPORTS IN WAR
By HORACE WYATT

THE SLAV NATIONS

MOTOR TRANSPORTS
IN WAR

BY

HORACE WYATT

ADVISOR ON HEAVY MOTORS TO “THE AUTOCAR”;
CONSULTING EDITOR OF “MOTOR TRACTION”;
HON. SEC. OF THE IMPERIAL MOTOR TRANSPORT COUNCIL, ETC.

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INTRODUCTION 7

CHAPTER

I. THE SCOPE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE 11

II. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MILITARY MOTOR 26

III. TRIALS AND MANOEUVRES 41

IV. EXPERIENCES OF MOTORS IN ACTIVE SERVICE 59

V. MOTOR AMBULANCE WORK 77

VI. THE TRANSPORT OF AMMUNITION AND ARTILLERY 94

VII. ARMOURED CARS AND OTHER MILITARY MOTORS 102

VIII. THE PROVISION OF MILITARY MOTOR TRANSPORT 117

IX. A COMPARISON OF NATIONAL CONDITIONS 132

X. BRITISH SUBSIDY TYPE MOTORS 148

XI. TRANSPORT MOTORS OF CONTINENTAL ARMIES 166

XII. EMERGENCY MEASURES ON THE OUTBREAK OF WAR 182