The Story of the Great War, Volume 7 American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive.   By: Various

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

[Illustration: Marechal Ferdinand Foch

Generalissimo of the Armies of the Allies .]

THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

AMERICAN FOOD AND SHIPS PALESTINE · ITALY INVADED GREAT GERMAN OFFENSIVE AMERICANS IN PICARDY AMERICANS ON THE MARNE FOCH'S COUNTEROFFENSIVE

VOLUME VII

P · F · Collier & Son · New York

Copyright 1919 By P. F. Collier & Son

CONTENTS

PART I. THE WESTERN FRONT

CHAPTER Page

I. Franco British Forces Victorious at Ypres Germans Lose Ground at Lens 9

II. French Break the German Lines at Verdun Canadians Gain at Lens 22

III. Lens in Ruins British Advance Near Ypres 33

IV. Haig Strikes Again at Ypres The French Break the German Lines on the Aisne 42

V. German Retreat from Chemin des Dames British Advance Toward Cambrai 54

VI. Germans Gain in the Cambrai Area Cold Weather Halts Important Operations 66

PART II. THE UNITED STATES AS A BELLIGERENT

VII. The New Ally in Council 77

VIII. On the Lorraine Front 83

IX. Pope and President 97

X. America's War Aims 102

XI. Moving the Military Machine 111

XII. Fleets in the Making 119

XIII. Food as a War Factor 124

XIV. Transportation and Fuel 128

PART III. REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA

XV. The Last Days of Kerensky 134

XVI. The Bolshevist Revolution 142

XVII. The Siege of the Winter Palace 145

XVIII. The Bolsheviki and Their Leaders 147

XIX. First Bolsheviki Peace Move 153

XX. The Peace Parleys Begin 156

XXI. Publication of Secret Treaties 158

XXII. The Peace Negotiations 162

XXIII. An Attempted Counter Revolution 165

XXIV. Legislation by Decrees 169

PART IV. ITALIAN FRONT

XXV. The Capture of Monte Santo 186

XXVI. The Struggle on the Isonzo Front 193

XXVII. The Austro German Offensive in Italy 200

XXVIII. The Italians at Bay on the Piave 208

PART V. CAMPAIGNS IN PALESTINE, ARABIA MESOPOTAMIA, AND AFRICA

XXIX. The Palestine Campaign 214