XV. German Retreat 111 XVI. Continuation of the Battle of the Marne 116 XVII. Continuation of the Battle of the Marne 119 XVIII. Other Aspects of the Battle of the Marne 126 XIX. "Crossing the Aisne" 130 XX. First Day's Battles 135 XXI. The British at the Aisne 140 XXII. Bombardment of Rheims and Soissons 146 XXIII. Second Phase of Battle of the Aisne 149 XXIV. End of the Battle 153 XXV. "The Race to the Sea" 158 XXVI. Siege and Fall of Antwerp 160 XXVII. Yser Battles--Attack on Ypres 168 XXVIII. Attacks of La Bassee and Arras 177 XXIX. General Movements on the French and Flanders Fronts 181 XXX. Operations Around La Bassee and Givenchy 187 XXXI. End of Six Months' Fighting in the West 193 PART II.--NAVAL OPERATIONS XXXII. Strength of the Rival Navies 196 XXXIII. First Blood--Battle of the Bight 208 XXXIV. Battles on Three Seas 219 XXXV. The German Sea Raiders 225 XXXVI. Battle Off the Falklands 230 XXXVII. Sea Fights of the Ocean Patrol 237 XXXVIII. War on German Trade and Possessions 242 XXXIX. Raids on the English Coast 245 XL. Results of Six Months' Naval Operations 258 PART III.--THE WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT XLI. General Characteristics of the Theatre of Warfare 261 XLII. The Strategic Value of Russian Poland 268 XLIII. Austrian Poland, Galicia, and Bukowina 272 XLIV. The Balkans--Countries and Peoples 275 XLV. The Caucasus--The Barred Door 286 PART IV.--THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN XLVI. Serbia's Situation and Resources 291 XLVII. Austria's Strength and Strategy 298 XLVIII. Austrian Successes 301 XLIX. The Great Battles Begin 305 L. First Victory of the Serbians 310 PART V.--THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN LI. Results of First Battles 321 LII. Serbian Attempt to Invade Austrian Territory 323