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Title: World's War Events, Volume III
Recorded by Statesmen, Commanders, Historians and by Men
Who Fought or Saw the Great Campaigns

Author: Various

Editor: Francis J. Reynolds
Allen L. Churchill

Release Date: August 12, 2005 [EBook #16513]

Language: English

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[Illustration: IN FRONT IS GENERAL PETAIN ABOUT TO BE MADE A MARSHAL.
BEHIND HIM, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ARE MARSHAL JOFFRE AND MARSHAL FOCH
(FRENCH), FIELD MARSHAL HAIG (BRITISH), GENERAL PERSHING (AMERICAN),
GENERAL GILLAIN (BELGIAN), GENERAL ALBRICCI (ITALIAN), GENERAL HALLER
(POLISH)]

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 III

[Illustration]

PF COLLIER & SON COMPANY
NEW YORK

Copyright 1919

BY P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY

WORLD'S WAR EVENTS

VOLUME III

BEGINNING WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST
AMERICAN DESTROYERS FOR SERVICE ABROAD
IN APRIL, 1917, AND CLOSING
WITH THE TREATIES
OF PEACE IN
1919

CONTENTS

ARTICLE PAGE

I. A DESTROYER IN ACTIVE SERVICE 7
_An American Officer_

II. EAST AFRICA 32
_Jan Christiaan Smuts_

III. GREECE'S ATONEMENT 54
_Lewis R. Freeman_

IV. THE ITALIANS AT BAY 69
_G. Ward Price_

V. BOTTLING UP ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND 101
_Official Narrative_

VI. WITH THE AMERICAN SUBMARINES 119