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  THE WONDER OF WAR ON LAND

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  BOOKS BY FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER

  U. S. Service Series

  Illustrations from Photographs taken for U. S. Government, Large 12mo.Cloth. Price $1.35 each.

  =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. SURVEY= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FORESTERS= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. CENSUS= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FISHERIES= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. INDIANS= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. EXPLORERS= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. LIFE-SAVERS= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. MAIL= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. WEATHER MEN= =THE BOY WITH THE U. S. NATURALISTS=

  Museum Series

  Illustrations from Photographs loaned by American Museum of NaturalHistory. Large 12mo. Cloth.

  Price $1.35 each.

  =THE MONSTER-HUNTERS= =THE POLAR HUNTERS= =THE AZTEC-HUNTERS=

  =THE WONDER OF WAR IN THE AIR= =THE WONDER OF WAR ON LAND=

  With Illustrations from unusual War Photographs and Sketches. Large12mo. Cloth. Price $1.35 each.

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  _Courtesy of "L'Illustration."_

  WHERE BOYHOOD GUARDS FRANCE.

  Night in the trenches, showing sentry on duty and occupants offiring-line snatching a sleep which may be the prelude of death.]

  THE WONDER OF WAR ON LAND

  by

  FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER

  Author of "U. S. Service Series" and "The Wonder of War in the Air"

  With Forty-two Illustrations from War Photographs and Sketches

  BostonLothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

  Published, August, 1918

  Copyright, 1918By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

  All rights reserved

  THE WONDER OF WAR ON LAND

  Norwood PressBerwick & Smith CoNorwood, Mass.U. S. A.

  FOREWORD

  The author wishes to point out that in a volume, such as this, whichdeals largely with modern war strategy, not a little of the informationwhich has been placed at his disposal by official sources is not, atthis time, available for publication. For this reason, the tacticsherein presented deal mainly with the larger issues, but it is believedthat a sufficient description of the principles has been given tomake clear the chief wonders of modern land war. For the same reason,the author has not entered upon controversy with regard to the originor the character of the Great War, but has stated only such facts asare admitted both by the Allies and by the Central Powers. Militaryreasons preclude the naming of those officers and officials who havebeen especially courteous in giving information and advice, but itmay justly be said that counsel and assistance has been received fromAmerican, French, Belgian, and English sources.

  Acknowledgment is made herein of the courtesy of _L'Illustration_,_J'ai Vu_, _Le Monde Illustre_, _Panorama de la Guerre_, _La GrandeGuerre_, and _Le Miroir_ of Paris; of _Illustrated London News_,_Graphic_, _Sketch_, _Sphere_, _The War of the Nations_, and _TheWar Illustrated_ of London; for the use of illustrations taken fromtheir publications and being from photographs or sketches made bytheir photographers or artists in the field. For the use of officialphotographs taken by the Photographic Corps of the armies of France,Belgium, and England, acknowledgment of courtesy also is made.