The History of the World War I

The History of the World War I
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This book features a collection of articles and official accounts and records on events of the First World War (1914-1918), contemporaneously known as the Great War or «the war to end all wars», which was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatant deaths and 13 million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the related 1918 Spanish flu pandemic caused another 17-100 million deaths worldwide. Contents: What Caused the War The Defense of Liège The Great Retreat The Battle of the Marne How the French Fought The Race for the Channel The Last Ditch in Belgium Why Turkey Entered the War The Falkland Sea Fight Cruise of the Emden Capture of Tsing-Tao Gallipoli Gas: Second Battle of Ypres The Canadians at Ypres Sinking of the Lusitania Mountain Warfare The Great Champagne Offensive of 1915 The Tragedy of Edith Cavell Gallipoli Abandoned The Death-Ship in the Sky The Battle of Verdun The Battle of Jutland Bank Taking the Col di Lana The Battle of the Somme Russia's Refugees The Tragedy of Rumania Sixteen Months a War Prisoner Under German Rule in France and Belgium The Anglo-Russian Campaign in Turkey Kitchener Why America Broke with Germany How the War Came to America The War Message British Operations at Saloniki In Petrograd During the Seven Days America's First Shot German Activities in the United States Preparing for War The Capture of Jerusalem American Ships and German Submarines A Destroyer in Active Service East Africa Greece's Atonement The Italians at Bay Bottling up Zeebrugge and Ostend With the American Submarines Wounded Heroes of France The Battle of Picardy Bulgaria Quits The Fighting Czecho-Slovaks Six Days on the American Firing Line An American Battlefield Night Raids from the Air The American Army in Europe The American Navy In Europe Armistice Terms Signed by Germany Covenant of the League of Nations Treaty of Peace with Germany Treaty of Peace with Austria

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Various Authors . The History of the World War I

The History of the World War I

Table of Contents

Volume 1

Table of Contents

WHAT CAUSED THE WAR. BARON BEYENS

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III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

THE DEFENCE OF LIÈGE. CHARLES BRONNE

THE GREAT RETREAT. SIR JOHN FRENCH

THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE. SIR JOHN FRENCH

HOW THE FRENCH FOUGHT. THE FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

THE RACE FOR THE CHANNEL. FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

THE LAST DITCH IN BELGIUM. ARNO DOSCH

WHY TURKEY ENTERED. THE WAR. ROLAND G. USHER

THE FALKLAND SEA FIGHT. A. N. HILDITCH

FOOTNOTE:

CRUISE OF THE EMDEN. CAPTAIN MÜCKE

CAPTURE OF TSING-TAO. A. N. HILDITCH

GALLIPOLI. A. JOHN GALLISHAW

GAS: SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES. COL. E. D. SWINTON

THE CANADIANS AT YPRES. BY THE CANADIAN RECORD OFFICER

SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA. THE JUDICIAL DECISION BY JUDGE J. M. MAYER

MOUNTAIN WARFARE. HOWARD C. FELTON

THE GREAT CHAMPAGNE. OFFENSIVE OF 1915. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE FRENCH HEADQUARTERS STAFF

THE TRAGEDY OF EDITH. CAVELL. BRAND WHITLOCK

GALLIPOLI ABANDONED. GENERAL SIR CHARLES C. MONRO

THE DEATH-SHIP IN THE SKY. PERRITON MAXWELL

Volume 2

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THE BATTLE OF VERDUN. RAOUL BLANCHARD

THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND. BANK. ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLICOE'S OFFICIAL DISPATCH

TAKING THE COL DI LANA. LEWIS R. FREEMAN

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG

RUSSIA'S REFUGEES. GREGORY MASON

THE TRAGEDY OF RUMANIA. STANLEY WASHBURN

SIXTEEN MONTHS A WAR. PRISONER. PRIVATE "JACK" EVANS

UNDER GERMAN RULE IN. FRANCE AND BELGIUM. J. P. WHITAKER

THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. IN TURKEY. JAMES B. MACDONALD

KITCHENER. LADY ST. HELIER

WHY AMERICA BROKE WITH. GERMANY. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON

HOW THE WAR CAME TO. AMERICA. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

THE WAR MESSAGE. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON

BRITISH OPERATIONS AT. SALONIKI. OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL MILNE

IN PETROGRAD DURING THE. SEVEN DAYS. ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT

AMERICA'S FIRST SHOT. J. R. KEEN

GERMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE. UNITED STATES. FROM REPORT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

PREPARING FOR WAR. NEWTON D. BAKER

THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM. GENERAL E. H. H. ALLENBY

AMERICAN SHIPS AND GERMAN. SUBMARINES. FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS

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A DESTROYER IN ACTIVE SERVICE. BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER

EAST AFRICA. JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS

GREECE'S ATONEMENT. LEWIS R. FREEMAN

THE ITALIANS AT BAY. G. WARD PRICE

BOTTLING UP ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND. THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVE

WITH THE AMERICAN SUBMARINES. HENRY B. BESTON

WOUNDED HEROES OF FRANCE. ABBÉ FELIX KLEIN

THE BATTLE OF PICARDY. J.B.W. GARDINER

BULGARIA QUITS. LOTHROP STODDARD

THE FIGHTING CZECHO-SLOVAKS. MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS

SIX DAYS ON THE AMERICAN FIRING LINE. CORPORAL H.J. BURBACH

AN AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD. RAOUL BLANCHARD

NIGHT RAIDS FROM THE AIR. MARY HELEN FEE

THE AMERICAN ARMY IN EUROPE. GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING

FACSIMILE OF PERSHING'S SECRET BATTLE MAP SHOWN AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

THE AMERICAN NAVY IN EUROPE. EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OFADMIRAL H.T. MAYO

ARMISTICE TERMS SIGNED BY GERMANY

COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE TREATY OF PEACE

GERMANY

SECTION I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

MEMBERSHIP

SECRETARIAT

ASSEMBLY

COUNCIL

ARMAMENTS

PREVENTING OF WAR

VALIDITY OF TREATIES

THE MANDATORY SYSTEM

GENERAL INTERNATIONAL PROVISIONS

AMENDMENTS TO THE COVENANT

SECTION II

BOUNDARIES OF GERMANY

SECTION III

BELGIUM

LUXEMBURG

LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE

ALSACE-LORRAINE

THE SARRE

SECTION IV

GERMAN AUSTRIA

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

POLAND

EAST PRUSSIA

DANZIG

DENMARK

HELIGOLAND

RUSSIA

SECTION V

GERMAN RIGHTS OUTSIDE EUROPE

COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POSSESSIONS

CHINA

SIAM

LIBERIA

MOROCCO

EGYPT

TURKEY AND BULGARIA

SHANTUNG

SECTION VI

MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR

MILITARY FORCES

ARMAMENTS

CONSCRIPTION

FORTRESSES

CONTROL

NAVAL

WIRELESS

CABLES

AIR

PRISONERS OF WAR

GRAVES

SECTION VII

RESPONSIBILITIES

SECTION VIII

REPARATION AND RESTITUTION

SHIPPING

DYESTUFFS AND CHEMICAL DRUGS

DEVASTATED AREAS

FINANCE

SECTION IX

OPIUM

RELIGIOUS MISSIONS

SECTION X—ECONOMIC CLAUSES

CUSTOMS

SHIPPING

UNFAIR COMPETITION

TREATMENT OF NATIONALS

MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS

BILATERAL TREATIES

PRE-WAR DEBTS

ENEMY PROPERTY

AGREEMENTS

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

SECTION XI

AERIAL NAVIGATION

SECTION XII

FREEDOM OF TRANSIT

FREE ZONES IN PORTS

INTERNATIONAL RIVERS

THE DANUBE

THE RHINE AND THE MOSELLE

RHINE-MEUSE CANAL

RAILWAYS

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

THE KIEL CANAL

SECTION XIII

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION

LABOR CLAUSES

SECTION XIV—GUARANTEES

SECTION XV

MISCELLANEOUS

SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY TREATY OF PEACE

AUSTRIA

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"Our comrades of the 3rd Army Division and of the 15th mixed brigade are about to re-enter our lines, after having defended, like heroes, the fortified position of Liège.

The King encourages the army.

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