align="left">The queer ways of the Chinks—How to bury a Chinaman
properly—The Q.M.A.A.C.s and their fine record—Other types |
of Labour auxiliaries—The Labour Directorate. |
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XII.—G.H.Q. and the "New Army" |
169 |
What G.H.Q. thought of the "Temporaries"—Old prejudices and their |
reason—The material of the "New Armies"—Some "New Army" |
Officers who did not play the game—The Regular Army Trade Union |
accepts its "dilutees." |
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XIII.—G.H.Q. and the Dominion Armies |
183 |
Our Parliament at the Club—A discussion of the Dominions, |
particularly of Australia—Is the Englishman shy or |
stand-offish?—How the "Anzacs" came to be—The Empire after |
the War. |
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XIV.—Educating the Army |
197 |
The beginning of an interesting movement—The work of a few |
enthusiasts—The unexpected peace—Humours of lectures to the |
Army—Books for the Army—The Army Printery. |
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XV.—The Winter of our Discontent |
209 |
The disappointments of 1916 and 1917—The collapse of |
Russia—The Cambrai Battle—The German propaganda—Fears |
of irresolution at Home—Reassurances from Home—Effects of |
the Submarine war—An economical reorganisation at G.H.Q.—A |
new Quartermaster General—Good effects of cheerfulness at Home. |
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XVI.—Enter the Americans |
235 |
How the Germans were misled about the Americans—Early American |
fighters—The arrivals in May, 1918—American |
equipment—Our relations with the Americans and what they thought |
of us—The Portuguese. |
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XVII.—The German Spring of 1918 |
254 |
Was G.H.Q. at fault?—Where we could best afford to lose |
ground—Refugees complicate the situation—Stark resolution of |
the French—All Pas-de-Calais to be wrecked if necessary—How |
our railways broke down—Amiens does not fall. |
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XVIII.—The Motor Lorry that Waited |
272 |
How a motor lorry waited at the Ecole Militaire to take away the maps to |
the Coast—The Motor Lorry Reserve—An "appreciation" of the |
position—Germany lost the War in the first three months—Some |
notes of German blunders. |
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XIX.—The Unity of Command |
283 |
Was it necessary?—Was a French Generalissimo inevitable?—Our |
share in the guiding of the last phase of the campaign—Points on |
which the British had their way. |
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XX.—The Coming of Victory |
293 |
The June Position—German attempts to pinch out our lines of |
supplies—The attacks on hospitals—The glorious last 14 |
weeks—G.H.Q.'s share. |
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