CHAPTER I MONS AND THE GREAT RETREAT 1 PRIVATE J. PARKINSON, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. CHAPTER II GERMAN ATROCITIES 17 DRIVER G. BLOW, Royal Field Artillery. CHAPTER III “GREENJACKETS” IN THE FIRING LINE 29 RIFLEMAN R. BRICE, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. CHAPTER IV THE STRUGGLE ON THE AISNE 41 PRIVATE HERBERT PAGE, Coldstream Guards. CHAPTER V “THE MOST CRITICAL DAY OF ALL” 54 CORPORAL F. W. HOLMES, V.C., M.M., 2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. CHAPTER VI BRITISH FIGHTERS IN FRENCH FORTS 70 PRIVATE J. BOYERS, Durham Light Infantry. CHAPTER VII GERMAN TREACHERY AND HATRED 82 CORPORAL W. BRATBY, Middlesex Regiment. CHAPTER VIII LIFE IN THE TRENCHES 94 PRIVATE G. TOWNSEND, 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment. CHAPTER IX SAPPING AND MINING: THE “LUCKY COMPANY” 108 SAPPER WILLIAM BELL, Royal Engineers. CHAPTER X L BATTERY’S HEROIC STAND 118 GUNNER H. DARBYSHIRE, Royal Horse Artillery. CHAPTER XI SIXTEEN WEEKS OF FIGHTING 135 PRIVATE B. MONTGOMERY, Royal West Kent Regiment. CHAPTER XII A DAISY-CHAIN OF BANDOLIERS 146 PRIVATE W. H. COOPERWAITE, Durham Light Infantry. CHAPTER XIII DESPATCH-RIDING 158 CORPORAL HEDLEY G. BROWNE, Royal Engineers. CHAPTER XIV THE THREE TORPEDOED CRUISERS 169 ABLE-SEAMAN C. C. NURSE. CHAPTER XV THE RUNAWAY RAIDERS 182 SAPPER W. HALL, Royal Engineers. CHAPTER XVI CAMPAIGNING WITH THE HIGHLANDERS 191 PRIVATE A. VENESS, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. CHAPTER XVII TRANSPORT-DRIVING 203 PRIVATE JAMES ROACHE, Army Service Corps. CHAPTER XVIII BRITISH GUNNERS AS CAVE-DWELLERS 213 CORPORAL E. H. BEAN, Royal Field Artillery. CHAPTER XIX WITH THE “FIGHTING FIFTH” 225 PRIVATE W. G. LONG, 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment. CHAPTER XX THE VICTORY OF THE MARNE 236 CORPORAL G. GILLIAM, Coldstream Guards. CHAPTER XXI AN ARMOURED CAR IN AMBUSH 256 TROOPER STANLEY DODDS, Northumberland Hussars. CHAPTER XXII EXPLOITS OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH 264 PRIVATE J. E. CARR, 14th (County of London) Battalion London Regiment (London Scottish).