57

XLIV. Abandonment of Dardanelles--Armenian Atrocities 369

XLV. Campaign in Caucasus--Fall of Erzerum 380

PART IX.--ITALY IN THE WAR

XLVI. Review OF Preceding Operations--Italian Movements 393

XLVII. Italy's Relations to the Other Warring Nations 399

XLVIII. Problems of Strategy 404

XLIX. Move Against Germany 410

L. Renewed Attacks--Italy's Situation At the Beginning
of March, 1916 413

PART X.--CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA

LI. Operations Against Bagdad and Around the Tigris 419

LII. Advance Toward Bagdad--Battle of Kut-el-Amara 426

LIII. Battle of Ctesiphon 437

LIV. Stand at Kut-el-Amara--Attempts at Relief 444

PART XI.--THE WAR IN THE AIR

LV. Development of the Strategy and Tactics of Air
Fighting 454

LVI. Zeppelin Raids--Attacks on German Arms Factories--German
Over-Sea Raids 459

LVII. Attacks on London--Bombardment of Italian Ports--Aeroplane
as Commerce Destroyer 466

LVIII. Air Fighting on all Fronts--Losses 473

PART XII.--THE UNITED STATES AND THE BELLIGERENTS

LIX. Sinking of the Arabic--Another Crisis--Germany's
Defense and Concessions 480

LX. Issue with Austria-Hungary Over the Ancona--Surrender
to American Demands 490

LXI. The Lusitania Deadlock--Agreement Blocked by Armed
Merchantmen Issue--Crisis in Congress 496

LXII. Developments of Pro-German Propaganda--Munitions
Crusade Defended--New Aspects of American Policy 505

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Kaiser Wilhelm Inspecting His Troops _Frontispiece_

Opposite Page
Zigzag Trenches in the Champagne 62

German Infantry Storming a Hill 94

General Joffre and General Petain 142

Austrian Inf