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‘A black mass of some kind was seen to drop from the Russian balloon; as it reached the level of tallest buildings it suddenly exploded, its course being marked by crashing buildings and falling ruins.’
REAR-ADMIRAL P. COLOMB COLONEL J. F. MAURICE, R.A., CAPTAIN F. N. MAUDE, ARCHIBALD FORBES, CHARLES LOWE, D. CHRISTIE MURRAY AND F. SCUDAMORE
_WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM SKETCHES SPECIALLY MADE FOR ‘BLACK AND WHITE’ BY F. VILLIERS_
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The following narrative appeared originally in the pages of _Black and White_, the work being the outcome of consultations between some of the most eminent authorities upon modern warfare and international politics. The story has been carefully revised, and is now reprinted in response to a general wish that it should be available in a convenient form.
Attempted Assassination of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, 1
Russian Movement upon the Austrian Frontier, 26
Interview between General Caprivi and the French Ambassador, 30
Ill-treatment of a War-correspondent by the German Hussars, 37
First Collision of Russian and German Troops, 43
Occupation of Alexandrovo by the Germans, 74
Capture of Czenstochau by Prince George of Saxony, 76
Preparations for the Landing of British Troops at Trebizonde, 102
The Russo-German Campaign—Great Battle at Skierniwiçe, 110
Italy mobilises her Army, and takes the Field against France, 121
Mobilisation of the First Army Corps, 138
Preparations in the Mediterranean Fleet, 160
The Franco-German Campaign—Cavalry Engagement near Ligny, 171
The War in the far East—The Capture of Vladivostock, 193
Arrival of British Troops in the Sea of Marmora, 201
The Franco-German Campaign—The German Advance, 213
Advance of the Second and Third Armies on Paris, 221
The Franco-German Campaign—Rescue of Paris, 258
Capture of Sierra Leone by the French, 279
Dispatch of Troops by the Canadian Pacific Railway to India, 282
Cessation of Hostilities—France and Germany, 287
Sir Charles Tupper on Imperial Defence, 299