CHARLES LANREZAC COMMANDER FRENCH FIFTH ARMY THE BATTLE AUGUST 20 THE BELGIAN BELGIAN ARMY ANTWERP KLUCK CORPS THE GERMAN ARMY COVER GERMAN ARMY TROOPS ARMY MARCH GERMANY FINE THE PROVINCE BRABANT SUPPLY SYSTEMS ALREADY RUNNING TROUBLE 2ND ARMY EXECUTES CIVILIANS ANDENNE EAST GENERAL MASSACRES ATTEMPT BELGIANS GERMAN FORCES TAKING EXECUTING HOSTAGES THE WESTERN FRONT ALLIED GERMAN ARMIES BELGIUM LORRAINE GERMANS LEARN ARRIVAL FRANCE FULLY MAUBEUGE BRITISH FRENCH RECONNAISANCE REPORTS RIGHT STRONG ENOUGH THE ALLIED LEFT NORTHWESTERN FRONT INFANTRY REPORTED KILOMETERS SAMBRE 5TH ARMY TOUGH MARCHES ORDERS BESIEGE NAMUR 3RD ARMY ATTACK FRENCH FORCES FINALLY ALIGN LAUNCH THE CENTRAL 4TH ARMY OPEN THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 6TH ARMY POWERFUL COUNTEROFFENSIVE FORCED RETREAT HEAVY TURN JOFFRE REMAINS ALSACE DESTROY KILL FIFTY HEADQUARTERS MASTER OF THE HORSE SHOOTS HIMSELF COBLENZ TENSION MOUNTS AUGUST 21 VEER MOVING WEST SOUTH ANGRILY BEGINS MARCHING NORTH MONS RECONAISSANCE HEADING STRAIGHT DISCOUNTED CONFIDENT HENRY WILSON ARTILLERY SHELLING FORTS THE NORTHEAST POINTS CHARLEROI COUNTERATTACKS CAVALRY CORPS DRIVEN THE CANAL NORTHWEST INTELLIGENCE RIGHT WING BEGINNING WHEEL ADVANCE THE ARDENNES CONFUSED MOVE FORWARD IN RESPONSE CASTELNAU LEARNS KILLED IN ACTION BRIEF STUNNED SAYS RETURNS THE BUSINESS HAND CONDITION CONSIDER NANCY FRENCH ARMY VERDUN AUGUST 22 FIRST CONTACT SOIGNIES CAVALRY CLASH SWORDS COME IN THE DAY AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE JOHN FRENCH PLANS BLAMING CANAL OUTFLANK THE LEFT FLANK ARRIVE SOON THE TOWN CHAOTIC FIGHTING BRIDGEHEAD MEUSE THREATENING GERMAN 2ND ARMY TAMINES COLONIAL DIVISION BLOODY BATTLES VIRTON TINTIGNY SUDDENLY OFFENSIVE TYING UP THE GERMANS OCCUPY LUNEVILLE FRENCH LEFT WING FORTIFIED ZONES TOUL THE 2ND MEURTHE THE GRAND APPROACH AUGUST 23 TOWN OF DEPORTING ENTIRE POPULATION BEGIN POLICY DEPORTATIONS BATTLE OF OUTNUMBERED FALL BACK WIDE OPEN START DRIVE GIVET CUT OFF HAUSEN COMPLETE EVACUATION FRENCH III CORPS BREAKING OUT ONHAYE AREA COLLAPSE AGGRESSIVE PLAN 17 REPRISAL ALLEGED CIVILIAN SQUARE WEEK MASSACRED EXECUTE BELGIAN REPORT THE WAR MINISTER EVENING LONGWY VERDUN LORRAINE FRENCH 1ST ARMY NORTHERN UNAWARE STRENGTH BAFFLED AUGUST 24 SORTIES DRIVING MALINES TOURNAI FULL THE ALLIES FRONTIERS CHANCE QUICK VICTORY NORTHEASTERN CLOG THE ROADS BEHIND LINES PARIS DEFENSES TOTALLY INADEQUATE STRIPS CITY OF GARRISON REPLACE MICHEL MILITARY GOVERNOR OF PARIS OPEN CITY AWAY AMIENS THE FORTRESS FRAMERIES ELOUGES FORTRESS OF MAUBEUGE URGENT APPEAL PLANNED WITHDRAWAL FRENCH 4TH ARMY INTENSE BLOCKED FORCE MORTAGNE PETERS OUT IN TO WAR COMPELLED TO GO LAYING BLAME GENERALS OFFICERS GUILTY BUREAU RESERVE UNITS INCREASING ESTIMATE MUST MAKE UP MINDS SO MUCH ILLUSIONS THE LAST FORTNIGHT THE FUTURE DEPENDS POWERS OF MARNE BACKGROUND OPENING GLOSSARY