It may be used as a reading book or as an historical reader for the upper grammar grades. While great care has been employed to secure accuracy of fact and to select material of permanent value, the stories are written in a manner that will appeal to children. The thanks of the authors and publishers are hereby expressed to those who have kindly granted permission to use copyrighted material. CONTENTS PAGE 1. THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD 1 2. A KING OF HEROES 20 3. THE DEFENSE OF LIÉGE 31 4. THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN 38 5. CARDINAL MERCIER 43 6. AND THE COCK CREW _Amelia Josephine Burr_ 57 7. A BELGIAN LAWYER'S APPEAL 59 8. EDITH CAVELL 61 9. SON _Robert W. Service_ 66 10. THE CASE OF SERBIA _David Lloyd George_ 68 11. THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN FRYATT 71 12. RUPERT BROOKE 76 13. "LET US SAVE THE KIDDIES" 81 14. THE CHARGE OF THE BLACK WATCH AND THE SCOTS GREYS 91 15. THE BATTLES OF THE MARNE 94 16. THE QUEEN'S FLOWER 105 17. AT SCHOOL NEAR THE LINES 108 18. A PLACE IN THE SUN 112 19. MARSHAL JOFFRE 119 20. THE HUN TARGET--THE RED CROSS 129 21. "THEY SHALL NOT PASS" 140 22. VERDUN _Harold Begbie_ 146 23. THE BEAST IN MAN 147 24. WHEN GERMANY LOST THE WAR _New York Sun_ 155 25. CARRY ON! _Robert W. Service_ 162 26. WAR DOGS 165 27. THE BELGIAN PRINCE 175 28. DARING THE UNDARABLE 182 29. KILLING THE SOUL 189 30. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 195 31. A BALLAD OF FRENCH RIVERS _Christopher Morley_ 207 32. BACILLI AND BULLETS 209 33. THE TORCH OF VALOR _Sir Gilbert Parker_ 216 34. MARSHAL FOCH 223 35. THE MEXICAN PLOT 228 36. WHY WE FIGHT GERMANY _Franklin K. Lane_ 242 37. GENERAL PERSHING 245