Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

History of the European War from Official Sources

Complete Historical Records of Events to Date,
Illustrated with Drawings, Maps, and Photographs

Prefaced by

What the War Means to America
Major General Leonard Wood, U.S.A.

Naval Lessons of the War
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U.S.N.

The World's War
Frederick Palmer

Theatres of the War's Campaigns
Frank H. Simonds

The War Correspondent
Arthur Ruhl

Edited by

Francis J. Reynolds
Former Reference Librarian of Congress

Allen L. Churchill
Associate Editor, The New International Encyclopedia

Francis Trevelyan Miller
Editor in Chieft, Photographic History of the Civil War

P. F. Collier & Son Company
New York

THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

NEUVE CHAPELLE . BATTLE
OF YPRES . PRZEMYSL
MAZURIAN LAKES . ITALY
ENTERS WAR . GORIZIA
THE DARDANELLES

VOLUME III

P . F . Collier & Son . New York

Copyright 1916
By P. F. Collier & Son

CONTENTS

PART I.--RUSSIAN AND TURKISH CAMPAIGN

CHAPTER Page

I. Campaign in the Caucasus 9
II. Turkish Advance Against Egypt 15
III. Failure of "Holy War" Propaganda 21
IV. Results of First Six Months of Turkish Campaign 25
V. The Dardanelles--Strategy of the Campaign 27
VI. Fortifications and Strength--First Movements 34

PART II.--JAPAN AND THE FAR EAST

VII. Why Japan Joined the Allies 40
VIII. Military and Naval Situation in the Far East 46
IX. Beginning of Hostilities--Attacks On Tsing-Tau Forts 52
X. Capture of Tsing-Tau 60

PART III.--THE WAR IN AFRICA

XI. Campaign in Togoland and the Cameroons 62
XII. German Southwest Africa--Rebellion in Union of South
Africa 68

PART IV.--THE WESTERN FRONT

XIII. Preparations for an Offensive 79
XIV. Battle of Neuve Chapelle Begins 83
XV. Operations Following Neuve Chapelle 92
XVI. Beginning of Second Battle of Ypres 99
XVII. The Struggle Renewed 106
XVIII. Other Actions on the Western Front 115
XIX. Campaign in Artois Region 121
XX. British Forward Movement--Battle of Festubert 128
XXI. Sir John French Attempts a Surprise 134
XXII. Attacks at La Bassee 140
XXIII. Operations Around Hooge 146
XXIV. Franco-German Operations Along the Front 151
XXV. Campaign in Argonne and Around Arras 158
XXVI. Belgo-German Operations 166

PART V.--NAVAL OPERATIONS

XXVII. The War Zone 170
XXVIII. Attack on the Dardanelles 174
XXIX. German Raiders and Submarines 179
XXX. Italian Participation--Operations in Many Waters 186
XXXI. Story of the Emden 193
XXXII. Summary of the First Year of Naval Warfare 206
XXXIII. Fights of the Submarines 209
XXXIV. Sinking of the Lusitania 222

PART VI.--THE EASTERN FRONT--AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

XXXV. The Carpathian Campaign--Review of the Situation 235
XXXVI. Battle of the Passes 241
XXXVII. Battle of Koziowa--Operations in the Bukowina 244
XXXVIII. Fall of Przemysl 249
XXXIX. New Russian Offensive--Austro-German Counteroffensive 258
XL. Campaign in Galicia and Bukowina--Battle of the Dunajec 264
XLI. Russian Retreat 276
XLII. Austro-German Reconquest of Western Galicia 281
XLIII. Campaign in Eastern Galicia and the Bukowina 289
XLIV. Russian Change of Front--Retreat to the San 293
XLV. Battle of the San 297
XLVI. Recapture of Przemysl 301
XLVII. Capture of Lemberg 306