Page. CHAPTER I. In general 9 II. Statutory and actual strength of the Marine Corps on various dates 11 III. Recruiting—Applicants, rejections, enlistments—Enlistments by States 14 IV. Geographical location and disposition of Marines during the war 17 V. How officers were obtained and trained 21 VI. Training of enlisted men in the United States and in Europe 25 VII. Organizations and replacements sent to Europe—Organization of the Fourth and Fifth Brigades 29 VIII. Operations in general 36 IX. Units composing the Second Division—Commanding generals of the Second Division—Verdun operations 38 X. Aisne Defensive—Hill 142—Bouresches—Bois de la Brigade de Marine 40 XI. Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons) 45 XII. Marbache sector, near Pont-a-Mousson on the Moselle River—St. Mihiel Offensive 48 XIII. The Champagne—Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge—Capture of St. Etienne—March to Leffincourt 49 XIV. Meuse-Argonne Offensive—Crossing the Meuse River 53 XV. March to the Rhine—Army of Occupation—Summary of operations of the Fourth Brigade 56 XVI. With the Navy on board the battleships and cruisers 59 XVII. The activities of the Fifth Brigade 62 XVIII. Statistics concerning casualties 65 XIX. Citations of Marine units by French—Days in France—Artillery captured—Prisoners captured—Kilometers advanced against the enemy—Decorations awarded Marines 67 XX. Rifle practice—Rifle and pistol competitions participated in by Marines during the war 69 XXI. Aviation statistics 71 XXII. Marine Corps Reserve 76 XXIII. Return of Marines from Europe—Parades in the United States 78 XXIV. Demobilization 80 XXV. The Office of the Major General Commandant—The Adjutant and Inspector’s Department 83 XXVI. The Paymaster’s Department 84 XXVII. The Quartermaster’s Department 89