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James Owen. The Times Great War Letters: Correspondence during the First World War
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DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
1914
THE MENACE OF WAR. DOMINANCE OF RUSSIA OR GERMANY
TRAVELLING FROM GERMANY
OUR LATENT FORCES
THE USE OF THE UNTRAINED
CUTTING DOWN ON TEA-CAKES
MOURNING CLOTHES
LADY FRENCH’S APPEAL
ALIEN ENEMIES
THE VALUE OF COCA LEAVES
TEMPERANCE AMONG WOMEN
THE DEATH OF MARK HAGGARD
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS AND THE WAR
GERMAN SPIES
THE NAME OF “THOMAS ATKINS”
MORE HELP FOR THE WOUNDED
THE NATION AND THE WAR. A FALSE PERSPECTIVE
DEEDS AND NAMES
TEMPTATIONS TO SOLDIERS
THE LEAGUE OF THE KHAKI BUTTON
A LAST TALK WITH LORD ROBERTS
SIR OLIVER LODGE ON THE SOUL’S SURVIVAL
ST. ANDREW’S DAY AT ETON
WOMEN DOCTORS AND THE WAR
THE TREATMENT OF THE GERMAN WOUNDED
SWISS RESORTS FOR THE WOUNDED
GRUMBLING—AND MORE SWEATERS
FRIGHTENED EWE FLOCKS
1915
THE SWORDS OF FALLEN OFFICERS
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION
FROSTBITE IN THE TRENCHES
PRIVATE LETTERS AND THE CENSORSHIP
LEECHES
WELSH GUARDS
INTRUSION ON BEREAVEMENT
THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON THE EAST COAST
HELP FOR ARTISTS
RACING AND FOOTBALL
FOOLISH OPTIMISM
SUBMARINES: AN OFFER
THE CASE FOR AMUSEMENTS
THE STATE AND WOMEN’S LABOUR
EXEANT SWEATERS
DR. LYTTELTON AND GERMANY. AN UNNECESSARY SERMON
MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON DRINK
“KILLED”
THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
THE RECRUITING CIRCULAR TO HOUSEHOLDERS
A NEW SOCIAL QUESTION
LOSS OF KIT
WHAT GAS MEANS. A VISIT TO A FRENCH HOSPITAL
POISON GAS. WHY RETALIATION IS NECESSARY
WHERE PROTEST IS DUE
MOBILIZE THE NATION
HOW TO GET MEN AND SHELLS
AT THE FRONT
THE SOLDIER’S QUESTION
THE ONLY WAY
A NATION UNDER ORDERS
BATTLE SHOCK
CONTENTS BILL RIDDLED WITH GERMAN BULLETS
A BLACKSMITH’S OFFER
BASIL MOON
THE MOBILIZATION OF INVENTION
THE NEXT GENERATION
PICTURE PALACES
THE WOUNDED FROM THE DARDANELLES
THE WOMEN OF FRANCE
SEVEN WEEKS’ HOLIDAY
EXPERIMENTS IN ARMOUR
AT NOON TO-DAY
“ON LEAVE AND TIRED”
SOME WEDDINGS AT ST. GEORGE’S
HUNS AND SARACENS
LITERATURE FOR THE TRENCHES
NATIONAL SERVICE
NEWS OF CASUALTIES
NIGHT CLUBS
THE TERMINOLOGY OF MUNITIONS
A VISIT TO VIENNA
THE LAST SURVIVORS OF TRAFALGAR
THE PRESENT CRISIS
A MISSING POET
AN ENGLISH HOSPITAL FOR FRENCH SOLDIERS
“THE TIMES” AND THE CRIMEA
THE HOME SECRETARY AND “THE TIMES”
CARPET-SLIPPERS WANTED
DIRKS FOR TRENCH FIGHTING
“THE TIMES” AT THE FRONT
THE COUNTRY AND THE WAR
SUNDAY VARIETY SHOWS
FRENCH SARDINES AND OTHER
LIVINGSTONE’S GRAVE
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY
A WOMAN’S LETTER FROM BERLIN
“THE TIMES” AND THE WAR
1916
THOUGHTS FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
AN INJUSTICE TO INVALIDED MEN
A WORKING-CLASS VIEW
MULES AND THEIR TREATMENT
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
OUR NEIGHBOURS’ EXAMPLE
GERMAN SLANDERS ON BRITISH TROOPS
THE ZEPPELINS. LESSONS OF THE LAST RAID
GRAMOPHONES IN HOSPITALS
SOLDIERS AND MORPHIA
ARMY NURSES
DISAFFECTION IN KERRY
THE FUNERAL OF HENRY JAMES
WOMEN ON THE LAND
MISMANAGEMENT IN MESOPOTAMIA
THE CASE FOR A GENERAL ELECTION
PROVISIONS LEFT BEHIND BY CAPTAIN SCOTT’S PARTY
SUNDAY MUNITION WORK
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
ECONOMY IN DRESS
“DOMINION” HOSPITALS
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON PEACE
CROMWELL ON WAR
THE GALLIPOLI LANDING
THE TROUBLE IN IRELAND
CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND
THE DUBLIN DAMAGE
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
THE LATE SISTER AUGUSTINE
THE CURE OF BURN WOUNDS
MAINTAINING THE STATE
JUSTICE FOR OUR HEROES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BODY ARMOUR
THE CANADIANS
THE UTILITIES OF A CHANNEL TUNNEL
TASK FOR MR. SAMUEL
THE RUHLEBEN CRUELTIES
“FILMING” THE CABINET
ONE-HANDED GOLF
MR. BERTRAND RUSSELL
OVERSEAS SOLDIERS IN LONDON
THE DISCHARGE OF SOLDIERS
BROKEN SOLDIERS
GERMAN JEWS AND THE WAR
THE V.A.D. NURSES
REFRESHMENT FOR CENSORS
OFFICERS’ WIVES
SMOKING IN HOSPITAL
ZEPPELIN AND BALLOON
TWELVE-HOUR SHIFTS
THE VICTORIA CROSS
MISS HOBHOUSE AT RUHLEBEN
GERMAN SUBMARINE POLICY
THE AWARD OF HONOURS
SWEATERS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. A PLEA FOR MATURE CONSIDERATION
TRAINING OF THE DISABLED
AFTERNOON TEA
SPINAL CARRIAGES
A TUBE INCIDENT
POPULAR DESIDERATA
THE FOOD REGULATIONS
A MINER ON SACRIFICE
THE WOMAN WHO WORKS
A SOLDIER ON PEACE
1917
CAPTAIN SELOUS
MILITARY HONOURS
TAXATION OF CAPITAL
OUR SMALL BIRDS
SKATING ON THE THAMES
PRE-CRIMEAN VETERANS. OLD CHELSEA PENSIONERS
THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
SOLDIERS IN LONDON
SPARROWS AND RATS
ETON WAR MEMORIAL
NEW SOURCES OF FOOD
NATIONAL SERVICE AND INCOME-TAX
MR. WILSON AND CONGRESS
ABSENTEEISM AT WOOLWICH
FISH EXPORTS
AMERICA AND ENGLAND. FAST RIPENING SYMPATHY
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA
ILLNESS AT OSBORNE
BOAR HUNT AT THE FRONT
AFTERNOON TEA. A MEAL TO BE ABOLISHED
BREAD AND ANIMALS. CUT DOWN HORSE-RACING
THE NIGHTINGALE
NAVAL STRATEGY. MR CHURCHILL EXPLAINS HIS APPROACH
COOKED RHUBARB LEAVES
RECRUITS UP TO 50
PET DOGS
THE ATTACK ON FOLKESTONE
THE WARMEST MAY
PRINCE KROPOTKIN’S FAREWELL
WHAT IS “PROFITEERING”?
THE ENGLISH REGIMENTS
CHILDREN IN TRAMWAY-CARS
“THE MOTHER OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS”
GOVERNMENT FROM SIMLA
THE RAID OF SATURDAY
THE AIR RAID. LESSONS OF SATURDAY’S ATTACK
MESOPOTAMIA AND LORD HARDINGE
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
AN ACT OF WILFUL DEFIANCE
PRICE OF CHEESE
OFFICIAL STYLE
GUNFIRE. A PARADOX OF AUDIBILITY
SEPARATION AND DIVORCE
TEACHING OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE
GENERAL KORNILOFF
AMERICA AT WAR
FLOWERS AT THE FRONT
OVERWORKED WOMEN
“NO CHILDREN”
CHEQUERS AND “THE PRIME MINISTER”
TANKS VERSUS PILL-BOXES
THE FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES
ENFORCEMENT OF RATIONS
WITNESS FROM ITALY
“FIVE MILES FROM JERUSALEM”
VENEREAL DISEASE. SOURCES OF INFECTION
AFTERNOON TEA IN SHOPS
THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION
WINDOW DRESSING
THE GERMAN HAND IN RUSSIA
1918
WASTE OF HUMAN FOOD
“THE HUNDRED BEST GAPS”
RECORDS OF GERMAN CRIME
THE FUTURE OF EMBASSIES
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
A REVENUE FROM INTESTACY
MEAT FROM THE ANTARCTIC
PIG-BREEDING
BROTHELS IN FRANCE
RATIONS FOR CHILDREN
THE NATION’S YOUNG LIVES
TREATMENT OF NURSES IN FRANCE
SMALL BIRDS AND INSECTS
LEITH HILL
NEURASTHENIC PENSIONERS
TWO THINGS NECESSARY
A MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
OUR INDIAN SAILORS
SOUTH AFRICAN HONOURS
WOMAN-POWER
POTATOES IN LONDON
HELP FROM AMERICA
SCHOOLS AND MAN-POWER
FALLEN OFFICERS: A WARNING
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
SMOKING BY CHILDREN
THE OUTRAGE ON THE HOSPITALS
COMMON-SENSE AND THE BILLING TRIAL
CELLULOID IN BOOTS
LICE AND DISEASE
A MINISTRY OF HEALTH
BOOKS A LUXURY
POPULAR OPINION AND ENEMY ALIENS
A MIRAGE
MEDICAL WOMEN IN THE ARMY
THE PRAYER FOR RAIN
INFLUENZA
THE EX-EMPEROR NICHOLAS II
THE LATE NICHOLAS II
INDIAN REFORMS
GUINEA-FOWL
LAVENDER FAGGOTS
BURIAL WITHOUT COFFINS
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
ARTIFICIAL LEGS
UNACCOMPANIED PLAINSONG
KEEPING TROOPS FREE FROM TEMPTATION
STONEHENGE
MARSHAL FOCH
HEROIC SERBIA. THE URGENT NEED FOR HELP
VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER
MEDICAL WOMEN AND INCOME-TAX
ALCOHOL FROM SEAWEED
THE “INFLUENZA”
CROWDED OUT
OUR ARMY IN SALONIKA. A GALLANT FORCE
SEDAN
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