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Title: World's War Events, Vol. I
Author: Various
Editor: Francis J. Reynolds
Allen L. Churchill
Release Date: July 4, 2008 [EBook #25962]
Language: English
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WORLD'S WAR EVENTS
RECORDED BY STATESMEN . COMMANDERS
HISTORIANS AND BY MEN WHO FOUGHT OR SAW
THE GREAT CAMPAIGNS
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
FRANCIS J. REYNOLDS
FORMER REFERENCE LIBRARIAN . LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
AND
ALLEN L. CHURCHILL
ASSOCIATE EDITOR "THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR"
ASSOCIATE EDITOR "THE NEW INTERNATIONAL
ENCYCLOPEDIA"
VOLUME I
[Illustration]
P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY
NEW YORK
Copyright 1919
BY P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY
WORLD'S WAR EVENTS
VOLUME I
BEGINNING WITH THE CAUSES OF THE WAR
AND THE INVASION OF BELGIUM IN
1914 AND CARRYING THE HISTORY
OF THE WAR TO
THE CLOSE OF
1915
CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE
I. WHAT CAUSED THE WAR 7
_Baron Beyens_
II. THE DEFENSE OF LIEGE 41
_Charles Bronne_
III. THE GREAT RETREAT 62
_Sir John French_
IV. THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE 73
_Sir John French_
V. HOW THE FRENCH FOUGHT 83
_French Official Account_
VI. THE RACE FOR THE CHANNEL 96
_French Official Account_
VII. THE LAST DITCH IN BELGIUM 108
_Arno Dosch_
VIII. WHY TURKEY ENTERED THE WAR 125
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