SAVING THE AMMUNITION. THE
LAST CARTRIDGE.

XIV. NEXT MORNING 87
A COUNCIL OF WAR. OPERATION ORDERS. A BITTER
DISAPPOINTMENT.

XV. THE ADVANCE THROUGH LEUZE WOOD 91
NEW OPERATION ORDERS. "AT ANY COST." LIKE RATS IN
A TRAP.

XVI. THE ATTACK 101
A DESPERATE SITUATION. BATTLE FORMATION. "FOR
ENGLAND."

XVII. AT ANY COST 110
OVER THE TOP. MAD, FIGHTING MAD. THE FINAL ASSAULT.

XVIII. LEFT ON THE FIELD 116
THE MYSTERY OF DEATH. THE SECRET CODE. TWO TERRIBLE
DAYS.

XIX. THE JAWS OF DEATH 123
LONELINESS, DARKNESS, AND SILENCE. A LAST EFFORT. I
PREPARE FOR DEATH.

XX. AT THE MERCY OF THE HUN--AND AFTER 130
A BASIN OF SOUP. HOSPITAL AT ST. QUENTIN. THE "OPEN
SESAME."

XXI. ALIVE 143

XXII. BLINDNESS 147

XXIII. THE WOMAN WHO WAITS 151
THE TELEGRAPH BOY'S RAT-TAT. KILLED IN ACTION. WEEKS
OF MOURNING.

XXIV. WARD 43, RESERVE LAZARETTE 5, HANOVER 156
OCCUPANTS OF THE WARD. CHIVALRY OF THE AIR.

XXV. SANIEZ 160

XXVI. LIFE IN HANOVER HOSPITAL 166
HOSPITAL DIET. INTERVIEWED BY A GERMAN DOCTOR.
DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL.

XXVII. OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS 176
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS. PARCELS. MEN OF MONS.

XXVIII. STORIES OF THE HEROES OF MONS 187

XXIX. OSNABRUCK 199
ARRIVAL IN CAMP. THE CANTEEN. DAILY ROUTINE. RATIONS.
PARCELS. NEWS.

XXX. COMEDY AND DRAMA 215
I SALUTE THE WALL. THE STORY OF AN EGG. A NOVEL
BANQUET. JOY RIDE ON A LORRY. THE SWISS COMMISSION.

XXXI. FREE 227
I BLUFF THE GERMAN SERGEANT. AACHEN. TWO BOTTLES OF