MY OFFICIAL PASS TO THE FRONT LINE TO FILM THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY 1ST, 1916 138 THE PLAN OF ATTACK AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, JULY 1ST, 1916 146 OVER THE TOP OF BEAUMONT HAMEL, JULY 1ST, 1916 146 IN THE SUNKEN ROAD AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, JUST BEFORE ZERO HOUR, JULY 1ST, 1916 154 IN A TRENCH MORTAR TUNNEL, DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, JULY 1ST, 1916 154 THE OPENING OF THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY 1ST, 1916 162 THE ROLL CALL OF THE SEAFORTHS AT "WHITE CITY," BEAUMONT HAMEL, JULY 1ST, 1916 168 FAGGED OUT IN THE "WHITE CITY" AFTER WE RETIRED TO OUR TRENCHES, JULY 1ST, 1916 168 THE GERMANS MAKE A BIG COUNTER ATTACK AT LA BOISSELLE AND OVILLERS, JULY 3RD AND 4TH, 1916 176 MEN OF SCOTLAND RUSHING A MINE CRATER AT THE DEADLY "HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT" 176 FILMING THE KING DURING HIS VISIT TO FRANCE IN 1916. HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY PRESIDENT POINCARÉ, SIR DOUGLAS HAIG, GENERAL JOFFRE AND GENERAL FOCH 184 HIS MAJESTY THE KING, WITH PRESIDENT POINCARÉ, IN FRANCE, 1916 206 HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS, TAKING A SNAP OF ME AT WORK WHILE FILMING THE KING 218 THE PRINCE OF WALES SPEAKING WITH BELGIAN OFFICERS AT LA PANNE, BELGIUM 218 THE FIRST "TANK" THAT WENT INTO ACTION, H.M.L.S. "DAPHNE." SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1916 222 THE BATTLEFIELD OF "GINCHY" 224 RESERVES WATCHING THE ATTACK AT MARTINPUICH, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1916 224 OVER THE TOP AT MARTINPUICH, SEPT. 15TH, 1916 228 TWO MINUTES TO ZERO HOUR AT MARTINPUICH, SEPT. 15TH, 1916 228 THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE GOING OVER THE TOP AT MARTINPUICH, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1916 234 LORD KITCHENER'S LAST VISIT TO FRANCE 256 FILMING OUR GUNS IN ACTION DURING THE GREAT GERMAN RETREAT TO ST. QUENTIN, MARCH, 1917 268 THE QUARRY FROM WHICH I CRAWLED TO FILM THE GERMAN TRENCHES IN FRONT OF ST. QUENTIN, 1917 290 OUR OUTPOST LINE WITHIN 800 YARDS OF ST. QUENTIN 302 PART I HOW I FILMED THE WAR CHAPTER I A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION Fate has not been unkind to me. I have had my chances, particularly during the last two or three years, and--well, I have done my best to make the most of what has come my way. That and nothing more.