Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Glossary xxxix
5. Foreword 5
6. Preface 7
7. How I Got into the War 9
8. The Voyage to England 19
9. On Salisbury Plain 24
10. Off to France 28
11. Before the Storm 42
12. The Second Battle of Ypres 50
13. Festubert and Givenchy 69
14. A Lull in Operations – Ploegsteert 88
15. Our First Christmas in France 114
16. Spring 1916 118
17. The Attack on Mount Sorrel 124
18. The Battle of the Somme 130
19. Our Home at Camblain l’Abbé 146
20. My Search is Rewarded 152
21. A Time of Preparation 158
22. The Capture of Vimy Ridge 166
23. A Month on the Ridge 173
24. A Well-Earned Rest 179
25. Paris Leave 186
26. We Take Hill 70 192
27. Everyday Life 203
28. A Tragedy of War 210
29. Visits to Rome and Passchendaele 216
30. Our Last War Christmas 230
31. Victory Year Opens 235
32. The German Offensive 241
33. In Front of Arras 250
34. Sports and Pastimes 256
35. The Beginning of the End 270
36. The Battle of Amiens 277
37. We Return to Arras 292
38. The Smashing of the Drocourt-Quéant Line 297
39. Preparing for the Final Blow 303
40. The Crossing of the Canal du Nord 313
41. VICTORY 325