British Soldiers crossing the Aisne. (See page 244.)




THE
CHILDREN'S STORY
OF THE WAR

by
SIR EDWARD PARROTT, M.A., LL.D.
AUTHOR OF "BRITAIN OVERSEAS," "THE PAGEANT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE," ETC.


From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp.


THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN, AND NEW YORK




Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!To all the sensual world proclaim,One crowded hour of glorious lifeIs worth an age without a name.
Sir Walter Scott




CONTENTS
I.The French Army1
II.The First Clash of Arms11
III.The Fall of Namur17
IV.The Battle of Mons26
V.Soldiers' Stories of the Battle of Mons33
VI.The Russian People44
VII.The Russian Army49
VIII.The Eastern Theatre of War54
IX.Victory and Defeat65
X.Stories of Russian Soldiers77
XI.The Fighting Retreat81
XII.A Glorious Stand91
XIII."The Most Critical Day of All"97
XIV.Stories of the Retreat from Mons to St. Quentin106
XV.Valorous Deeds and Victoria Crosses                        
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