Days to Remember - The British Empire in the Great War (Illustrated Edition). Buchan John
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John Buchan and Henry Newbolt
Days to Remember - The British Empire in the Great War (Illustrated Edition)
The Causes of the War; A Bird's-Eye View of the War; The Western Front; Behind the Lines; Victory
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2017 OK Publishing
ISBN 978-80-7583-345-7
Table of Contents
Chapter I. The Causes of the War.
Chapter II. A Bird's-Eye View of the War.
Chapter III. The Turn at the Marne.
Chapter IV. The Worcesters at the First Battle of Ypres.
Chapter V. The Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres.
Chapter VI. The Taking of Loos.
Chapter VIII. The Third Battle of Ypres.
Chapter IX. The Tanks at Cambrai.
Chapter X. The South Africans at Marrières Wood.
Chapter XI. The Battle of the Lys.
Chapter XII. The Second Battle of the Marne.
Chapter XIII. The Beginning of the End.
Chapter XIV. The Australians at Mont St. Quentin.
Chapter XVI. The Landing at Gallipoli.
Chapter XVII. The Landing at Gallipoli (continued).
Chapter XVIII. The Departure from Gallipoli.
Chapter XIX. The Capture of Jerusalem.
Chapter XX. Allenby's Great Drive.
Chapter XXI. The Silent Service.
Chapter XXVI. The British Submarine Service.
Chapter XXVII. The British Submarine Service (continued).
Chapter XXVIII. The Mercantile Marine and Fishing Fleets.
Chapter XXX. Behind the Lines and at Home.
Chapter XXXII. Looking Backward.
PART I.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I.
THE CAUSES OF THE WAR.
It is never easy to fix upon one cause as the origin of a great war, and the war of 1914 was the outcome of several causes combined. For twenty years there had been growing up in Europe a sense of insecurity; the great Powers had become restless and suspicious of one another, and one Power, Germany, was seriously considering the possibility of some bold stroke which would put her beyond the reach of rivalry. Germany, since her victory over France in 1870, had become a very great and rich nation; she had spread her commerce over the world; and she was anxious to create an empire akin to those of Britain and France. But she began the task too late in the day; she could succeed only at the expense of her neighbours. The ambition of Germany was, therefore, one perpetual source of danger.
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