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Frontispice

King George V of Britain and King Albert of Belgiuminspecting Belgian troops. The youth is the Prince of Wales, and besidehim is Major General Pertab Singh of the Indian army.

The
STORY OF THE
GREAT WAR

INTRODUCTIONS
SPECIAL ARTICLES
CAUSES OF WAR
DIPLOMATIC AND
STATE PAPERS

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VOLUME I

 

 

P · F · COLLIER & SON · NEW YORK

Copyright 1916
By P. F. Collier & Son

(p. 001) CONTENTS

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  • What the War Means to America. By Major General Leonard Wood, U. S. A. 9
  • Naval Lessons of the War. By Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U. S. N. 17
  • The Worlds War. By Frederick Palmer 31
  • The Theatres of the War's Campaigns. By F. H. Simonds 83
  • The War Correspondent. By Arthur Ruhl 113

PART I.—INDIRECT CAUSES OF THE WAR—POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM 1866 TO 1914, WITH A CHAPTER ON THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN

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