Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958 / 2008-06-23 00:00:00

EBOOK MY SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR ***


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MY SECOND YEAR
OF THE WAR
BY
FREDERICK PALMER
Author of "The Last Shot," "The Old Blood," "My Year
of the Great War," etc.

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1917
COPYRIGHT, 1917
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I BACK TO THE FRONT 1
II VERDUN AND ITS SEQUEL 18
III A CANADIAN INNOVATION 35
IV READY FOR THE BLOW 50
V THE BLOW 67
VI FIRST RESULTS OF THE SOMME 81
VII OUT OF THE HOPPER OF BATTLE 94
VIII FORWARD THE GUNS! 108
IX WHEN THE FRENCH WON 119
X ALONG THE ROAD TO VICTORY 130
XI THE BRIGADE THAT WENT THROUGH 142
XII THE STORMING OF CONTALMAISON 153
XIII A GREAT NIGHT ATTACK 167
XIV THE CAVALRY GOES IN 180
XV ENTER THE ANZACS 190
XVI THE AUSTRALIANS AND A WINDMILL 201
XVII THE HATEFUL RIDGE 213
XVIII A TRULY FRENCH AFFAIR 236
XIX ON THE AERIAL FERRY 244
XX THE EVER MIGHTY GUNS 255
XXI BY THE WAY 269
XXII THE MASTERY OF THE AIR 282
XXIII A PATENT CURTAIN OF FIRE 292
XXIV WATCHING A CHARGE 304
XXV CANADA IS STUBBORN 319
XXVI THE TANKS ARRIVE 332
XXVII THE TANKS IN ACTION 348
XXVIII CANADA IS QUICK 360
XXIX THE HARVEST OF VILLAGES 374
XXX FIVE GENERALS AND VERDUN 385
XXXI _Au Revoir_, SOMME! 400


MY SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR


I
BACK TO THE FRONT
How America fails to realize the war--Difficulties of
realization--Uncle Sam is sound at heart--In London again--A Chief of
Staff who has risen from the ranks--Sir William Robertson takes time
to think--At the front--Kitchener's mob the new army--A quiet
headquarters--Sir Douglas Haig--His office a clearing house of
ideas--His business to deal in blows--"The Spirit that quickeneth.
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