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Title: My Second Year of the War

Author: Frederick Palmer

Release Date: June 4, 2006 [EBook #18497]

Language: English

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MY SECOND YEAR
OF THE WAR

BY
FREDERICK PALMER
Author of "The Last Shot," "The Old Blood," "My Year
of the Great War," etc.

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1917

COPYRIGHT, 1917

BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I BACK TO THE FRONT 1

II VERDUN AND ITS SEQUEL 18

III A CANADIAN INNOVATION 35

IV READY FOR THE BLOW 50

V THE BLOW 67

VI FIRST RESULTS OF THE SOMME 81

VII OUT OF THE HOPPER OF BATTLE 94

VIII FORWARD THE GUNS! 108

IX WHEN THE FRENCH WON 119

X ALONG THE ROAD TO VICTORY 130

XI THE BRIGADE THAT WENT THROUGH 142

XII THE STORMING OF CONTALMAISON 153

XIII A GREAT NIGHT ATTACK 167

XIV THE CAVALRY GOES IN 180

XV ENTER THE ANZACS 190

XVI THE AUSTRALIANS AND A WINDMILL 201

XVII THE HATEFUL RIDGE 213

XVIII A TRULY FRENCH AFFAIR 236

XIX ON THE AERIAL FERRY 244

XX THE EVER MIGHTY GUNS 255

XXI BY THE WAY 269

XXII THE MASTERY OF THE AIR 282

XXIII A PATENT CURTAIN OF FIRE 292

XXIV WATCHING A CHARGE 304

XXV CANADA IS STUBBORN 319

XXVI THE TANKS ARRIVE 332

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