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War by George II. Allen. Ph. d.
s soTImsTiy S Of The Gmiyers,y OF rsnn;
the military Intelligence division OF the
general stan at Washington. and other
JUST been issued from the press OF
George Barrie's sons, Philadelphia.
THIS history OF the great war is be-
ing ISSUED In consecutive volumes In
regular order covering every phase
Of the progress .. the conflict from
rs inception to It's close, and through
the negotiations by the authors 10 pre-
sent Il continuous narrative as o. an
organic fabric. OF events. the ca0uai
makes The commencement of the pres
ent volume coincide with the begin
With ,hs waning OF the great west
ward offensive OF the Germans In the
au,nmn or with the commencement of
the spring. or In the months that in
tervened between these two prominent
Of the present volume: The decliming
measure OF results obtained BY the
powers during the autumn, and the
wavering issue OF the subsequent
many observers 10 believe that a turn
Ing point had been reached and that
with tho progressive marshnlinG OF
strength must have been surpassed.
the vanity Of such an assumption was
eS OK Gy 'e eserkg
strength. far exceeding Al! provision.
Ia general: the Initiative graspcd by
was retained by Them almost TO the
close OF the second year or the war.
with them rested the choice OF means,
time. and place for dealing with their
enemies. Postpon!nG the fu!hlment
OF their original purpose in The west
on the eastern front. the Germans de-
voted their attention as pre-eminently
to Russia during 1915 as they had to
now presents ii siupcndous spectacle
OF mammoth preparations. bewildering
sal plan with, baldness and precision,
dramatic viciSsitudes. the frightful
collision OF immense contendinE
Hence, in the light OF the situation
as above summarized. the further
prosress OF the war Is given in COM
OF the series. The events narrated
are included under the following. chap
Efforts Of The Western Allies: TIE
Winter Operations in the East; The
Great res:a,t, oTeu.onie Drive in ,Galicia",:
The Campaign on the Gallipoli PENN
s saiion; The Pc Destruction OF the, Polish
mersion Of Serbia: Internal Evolu-
! !.tl OF the the PRINCIPAL BeiliEeren;s":
In the West; The Struggle for V%r-
d dtai,i;r generations .. on the Austro-
So n'nn" fon .!rSn pa inc Battle OF the
offensive and the f lnterventio Sass aaa
Collapse OF Roumania"; The Opera
tons in As!atic Turkey; The AL
lied Ofensives of 1917 In the
West; The Russian Revolution
ish Blockade and the German Sub
land (May 3l-June /. 1915: "The
United States and the European War"
II will thus be seen that the present
voluine comprehends events covering 4
half from the beginning Of 1915, in.
Guiding Americas entrance into the
fierce struggle by formal declaration
OF state Of war with Germany. and
lions for active participation to de-
allies. This period embraces many of
the most tragic events of the whole
conflict and the period, perhaps. of its
was not undertaken with the view OF
hastily assembling mass of undi-
gested matter pertaining to the war
mand. and putting it on sale under
the misleading claim Of being a com
plete history of the great strucrle.
rather. the purpose of the undertaking
mas mas been to prepare a thoroughly re-
the war, in which all Of its important
features should be brought out in thar
proper relation ITO its progressive de-
'elopment In such historical sequence
Ing the test OF all candid criticism.
This purpose, wo believe. has been
fully accomplished as to the four
volume volumes so far issued, It is a real
tagging under that title