PART I.—GREAT BATTLES OF THE WESTERN ARMIES CHAPTER - Attack on Belgium 9
- Siege and Capture of Liege 12
- Belgium's Defiance 23
- Capture of Louvain—Surrender of Brussels 27
- Coming of the British 33
- Campaigns in Alsace and Lorraine 38
- Siege and Fall of Namur 45
- Battle of Charleroi 54
- Battle of Mons 60
- The Great Retreat Begins 68
- Fighting at Bay 79
- The Marne—General Plan of Battle Field 87
- Allied and German Battle Plans 95
- First Moves in the Battle 101
- German Retreat 111
- Continuation of the Battle of the Marne 116
- Continuation of the Battle of the Marne 119
- Other Aspects of the Battle of the Marne 126
- "Crossing the Aisne" 130
- First Day's Battles 135
- The British at the Aisne 140
- Bombardment of Rheims and Soissons 146
- Second Phase of Battle of the Aisne 149
- End of the Battle 153
- "The Race to the Sea" 158
- Siege and Fall of Antwerp 160
- Yser Battles—Attack on Ypres 168
- Attacks of La BassÉe and Arras 177
- General Movements on the French and Flanders Fronts 181
- Operations Around La BassÉe and Givenchy 187
- End of Six Months' Fighting in the West 193
PART II.—NAVAL OPERATIONS - Strength of the Rival Navies 196
- First Blood—Battle of the Bight 208
- Battles on Three Seas 219
- The German Sea Raiders 225
- Battle Off the Falklands 230
- Sea Fights of the Ocean Patrol 237
- War on German Trade and Possessions 242
- Raids on the English Coast 245
- Results of Six Months' Naval Operations 258
PART III.—THE WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT - General Characteristics of the Theatre of Warfare 261
- The Strategic Value of Russian Poland 268
- Austrian Poland, Galicia, and Bukowina 272
- The Balkans—Countries and Peoples 275
- The Caucasus—The Barred Door 286
PART IV.—THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN - Serbia's Situation and Resources 291
- Austria's Strength and Strategy 298
- Austrian Successes 301
- The Great Battles Begin 305
- First Victory of the Serbians 310
PART V.—THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN - Results of First Battles 321
- Serbian Attempt to Invade Austrian Territory 323
- Austria's Second Invasion 329
- End of Second Invasion—Beginning of Third 331
- Preliminary Austrian Successes 335
- Crisis of the Campaign—Austrian Defeat 339
- The Fate of Belgrade 345
- Attempts to Retake Belgrade 348
- Serbians Retake the City—End of Third Invasion 353
- Montenegro in the War 358
PART VI.—AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN - Strength and Equipment of the Antagonists 362
- General Strategy of the Campaign 371
- Austria Takes the Offensive 376
- A Cautious Russian Advance—Russian Successes—Capture of Lemberg 379
- Dankl's Offensive and Retreat 390
- Battle of Rawa-Russka 395
- Russian Victories—Battles of the San 398
- Summary of Operations of September, 1914 403
- Investiture of Przemysl 405
- Austrian Retreat Begins 410
- Fighting at Cracow 416
- Austrians Again Assume the Offensive 423
PART VII.—RUSSO-GERMAN CAMPAIGN - First Clash on Prussian Frontier 430
- Advance of Russians Against the Germans 435
- Battle of Tannenberg and Russian Retreat 438
- Second Russian Invasion of East Prussia 446
- First German Drive Against Warsaw 450
- German Retreat from Russian Poland 458
- Winter Battles of the Polish Campaign 462
- Winter Battles in East Prussia 478
- Results of First Six Months of Russo-German Campaign 482
PART VIII.—TURKEY AND THE DARDANELLES - First Moves of Turkey 493
- The First Blow Against the Allies 501
- British Campaign in Mesopotamia 506
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