The Story of the Great War, Volume 1 / Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September 1939, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands of British citizens line up to voluntarily euthanize household pets? In The Great Cat and Dog Massacre, Hilda Kean unearths the history, piecing together the compelling story of the life—and death—of Britain’s wartime animal companions. She explains that fear of imminent Nazi bombing and the desire to do something to prepare for war ...
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- The STORY OF THE GREAT WAR
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- LIST OF MAPS
- WHAT THE WAR MEANS TO AMERICA By MAJOR GENERAL LEONARD WOOD, U. S. A.
- NAVAL LESSONS OF THE WAR By REAR ADMIRAL AUSTIN M. KNIGHT, U. S. N.
- THE WORLD'S WAR By FREDERICK PALMER
- SEA POWER
- THE SECOND SUMMER'S CAMPAIGN
- WAR BY MACHINERY
- VITAL LESSONS
- THE THEATRES OF THE WAR'S CAMPAIGNS By F. H. SIMONDS
- THE ATTACK UPON FRANCE
- FROM THE MEUSE TO THE MARNE
- THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE
- GERMAN FAILURE
- AGAINST RUSSIA
- AUSTRIAN PERIL
- GERMANY'S SECOND OFFENSIVE
- THE THIRD GERMAN OFFENSIVE
- THE SERBIAN PHASE
- ITALY
- ALLIED POLICY
- THE WAR CORRESPONDENT By ARTHUR RUHL
- PART I—INDIRECT CAUSES OF THE WAR
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- PART II—THE BALKANS CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- PART III—DIRECT CAUSES OF THE WAR CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- CHAPTER XXVII
- PART IV—DIPLOMATIC PAPERS RELATING TO THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR, COLLATED FROM THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
- LIST OF SOVEREIGNS AND DIPLOMATS
- FRANCE
- RUSSIA
- BELGIUM
- SERBIA
- ITALY
- JAPAN
- GERMANY
- AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
- TURKEY
- NEUTRAL NATIONS
- IMPORTANT DATES PRECEDING THE WAR
- WARNINGS OF HOSTILE INTENTIONS
- REPORT OF M. CAMBON IN 1913
- THE ASSASSINATION OF THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE
- ATTEMPTS AT MEDIATION
- THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NOTE TO SERBIA
- TEXT OF THE NOTE
- INCLOSURE
- CONTROVERSY OVER THE TIME LIMIT
- CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT OF DATES FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1914
- SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1914
- SERBIA'S REPLY TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NOTE
- BEGINNING OF MOBILIZATION
- SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1914
- MONDAY, JULY 27, 1914
- TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914
- WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914
- THE KAISER AND CZAR EXCHANGE TELEGRAMS
- THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1914
- HENRY OF PRUSSIA AND GEORGE V
- SIR EDWARD GREY REFUSES TERMS OF NEUTRALITY
- FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914
- FURTHER EXCHANGES BETWEEN WILLIAM AND NICHOLAS
- SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1914
- SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1914
- GERMAN DECLARATION OF INTENTIONS TOWARD BELGIUM
- MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1914
- SERBIA'S POSITION EXPLAINED
- TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1914
- VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG EXPLAINS GERMANY'S POSITION IN THE REICHSTAG
- SIR EDWARD GOSCHEN'S INTERVIEW WITH VON JAGOW
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