The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes   By: Francis J. Reynolds (1867-1937)

Neuve Chapelle Battle of Ypres Przemysl Mazurian Lakes

VOLUME V

[Illustration: A great French siege gun in action near the much contested battle field of Arras. During the terrific explosion the gunners cover their ears ]

P. F. Collier & Sons, New York

CONTENTS

PART I. THE WESTERN FRONT

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I. PREPARATIONS FOR AN OFFENSIVE II. BATTLE OF NEUVE CHAPELLE BEGINS III. OPERATIONS FOLLOWING NEUVE CHAPELLE IV. BEGINNING OF SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES V. THE STRUGGLE RENEWED VI. OTHER ACTIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT VII. CAMPAIGN IN ARTOIS REGION VIII. BRITISH FORWARD MOVEMENT BATTLE OF FESTUBERT IX. SIR JOHN FRENCH ATTEMPTS A SURPRISE X. ATTACKS AT LA BASSÉE XI. OPERATIONS AROUND HOOGE XII. FRANCO GERMAN OPERATIONS ALONG THE FRONT XIII. CAMPAIGN IN ARGONNE AND AROUND ARRAS XIV. BELGO GERMAN OPERATIONS

PART II. NAVAL OPERATIONS

XV. THE WAR ZONE XVI. ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES XVII. GERMAN RAIDERS AND SUBMARINES XVIII. ITALIAN PARTICIPATION OPERATIONS IN MANY WATERS XIX. STORY OF THE EMDEN XX. SUMMARY OF THE FIRST YEAR OF NAVAL WARFARE XXI. FIGHTS OF THE SUBMARINES XXII. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA

PART III. THE EASTERN FRONT AUSTRO RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

XXIII. THE CARPATHIAN CAMPAIGN REVIEW OF THE SITUATION XXIV. BATTLE OF THE PASSES XXV. BATTLE OF KOZIOWA OPERATIONS IN THE BUKOWINA XXVI. FALL OF PRZEMYSL XXVII. NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE AUSTRO GERMAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE

PART III THE EASTERN FRONT AUSTRO RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN Continued

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XXVIII. CAMPAIGN IN GALICIA AND BUKOWINA BATTLE OF THE DUNAJEC XXIX. RUSSIAN RETREAT XXX. AUSTRO GERMAN RECONQUEST OF WESTERN GALICIA XXXI. CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN GALICIA AND THE BUKOWINA XXXII. RUSSIAN CHANGE OF FRONT RETREAT TO THE SAN XXXIII. BATTLE OF THE SAN XXXIV. RECAPTURE OF PRZEMYSL XXXV. CAPTURE OF LEMBERG

PART IV. RUSSO GERMAN CAMPAIGN

XXXVI. WINTER BATTLES OF THE MAZURIAN LAKES XXXVII. THE RUSSIANS OUT OF GERMANY XXXVIII. TIGHTENING OF THE NET REPORT OF THE BOOTY XXXIX. BATTLES OF PRZASNYSZ BEFORE MLAWA XL. FIGHTING BEFORE THE NIEMEN AND BOBR BOMBARDMENT OF OSSOWETZ XLI. RUSSIAN RAID ON MEMEL XLII. GERMAN INVASION OF COURLAND CAPTURE OF LIBAU XLIII. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE FROM KOVNO FOREST BATTLES IN MAY AND JUNE XLIV. CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN POLAND MOVEMENT UPON WARSAW XLV. BATTLE OF KRASNIK CAPTURE OF PRZASNYSZ XLVI. GRAND OFFENSIVE ON THE WARSAW SALIENT XLVII. BEGINNING OF THE END XLVIII. WARSAW FALLS

PART V. THE BALKANS

XLIX. DIPLOMACY IN THE BALKANS

PART VI. ITALY ENTERS THE WAR

L. ITALY'S RELATIONS WITH THE WARRING POWERS LI. NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CENTRAL POWERS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FRENCH GUN BEFORE ARRAS

APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID FIRE MOROCCAN TROOPS IN CAMP AT ARCY BELGIAN SOLDIERS RE FORMING FOR A FRESH ATTACK CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS AT BAYONET PRACTICE GERMAN SOLDIERS LIVING IN A CAVE IN FRANCE COMPLETING AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER FRENCH SOLDIERS LEAVING THEIR TRENCH FOR A CHARGE ARMORED AUTOMOBILE INTERCEPTING A TROOP OF CAVALRY

SUBMARINE MAKING OBSERVATION ON SURFACE PRAYER IN A FRENCH CHURCH IN USE AS A HOSPITAL FRENCH SOLDIERS CARRYING WOUNDED MEN TO AMBULANCES CARING FOR A WOUNDED RED CROSS DOG DEATH OF A TRAITOR TO FRANCE NEW BRITISH MONITOR NEAR OSTEND SINKING OF THE FALABA LUSITANIA DISASTER

GERMAN GUNNERS AIMING AT A RUSSIAN AEROPLANE RUSSIAN FLOATING MINE WASHED ASHORE ALONG THE WEICHSEL GERMAN SOLDIERS ON THE SANDS OF SKATRE OBSERVATION STATION IN A TREE NEAR THE MEMEL GERMAN CRUISERS NEAR MEMEL DISINFECTING CLOTHING IN A PETROGRAD HOSPITAL GERDAUEN, EAST PRUSSIA, BURNED IN THE RUSSIAN INVASION SERVICE IN A WAYSIDE CHAPEL IN GALICIA

AUSTRIAN TELEPHONE STATION TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF AUSTRIAN UHLANS INTO PRZEMYSL RUSSIAN BRIDGE DESTROYED IN THE RETREAT TOWARD WARSAW JAPANESE GUN AND AMMUNITION NEAR GRODNO TEMPORARY BRIDGE ACROSS THE DRINA AMERICAN DOCTORS IN SERBIA SERBIAN DEAD IN THE PLAGUE OF TYPHUS EFFECT OF TEUTON SHELLS ON THE FORTS AT PRZEMSYL, GALICIA

LIST OF MAPS

POLAND AND THE RUSSO GERMAN FRONTIER ( Colored Map ) WESTERN BATTLE LINE, JANUARY 1, 1915 NEUVE CHAPELLE, BATTLE AT YPRES, GAS BATTLE OF FIGHTING IN ALSACE HARTMANNSWEILERKOPF ARTOIS, BATTLES IN GERMAN SUBMARINE WAR ZONE EMDEN LANDING PARTY, CRUISE OF CARPATHIAN PASSES AND RUSSIAN BATTLE LINE PRZEMYSL, DETAIL MAPS OF THE FORTS OF GALICIAN CAMPAIGN FROM TARNOW TO PRZEMYSL GALICIAN CAMPAIGN FROM PRZEMYSL TO BESSARABIA RIGA, GERMAN ADVANCE ON WARSAW, GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO REACH, IN 1914 WARSAW, ADVANCE AND CAPTURE OF NORTHERN ITALY, SHOWING THE WHOLE ITALIAN AUSTRIAN FRONTIER AND THE PART OF AUSTRIA DEMANDED BY ITALY

PART I THE WESTERN FRONT

CHAPTER I

PREPARATIONS FOR AN OFFENSIVE