The Literary Digest History of the World War

by Francis Whiting Halsey

The Literary Digest
History of the World War

Compiled from the Original and Contemporary
Sources: American, British, French,
German, and Other

By
Francis Whiting Halsey
Author of “The Old New York Frontier,” Editor of “Great Epochs in
American History,” “Seeing Europe with Famous Authors,”
“Balfour, Viviani, and Joffre, Their Speeches
in America,” etc.

In Ten Volumes—Illustrated

Funk & Wagnalls Company

New York and London

1920

Contents

See also the expanded table of contents.

• The Sources for This History
• Introduction: Why This War?
• Volumes and chapters:

  Volume 1

  Introduction—The Outbreak and the Causes—The Invasion of Belgium, Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine

  June 28, 1914–October 15, 1914

  1. The Tragedy at Serajevo and Austria's Ultimatum to Serbia (June 28–July 31, 1914)
  2. Austro-Serbo-Montenegrin Fighting (July 28–December 30, 1914)
  3. The Forcing of a Local Into a World War (1912–1914)
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Affairs in Morocco (1878-1911)
  5. The Resources of the Belligerents and the Transformation of Europe
  6. Declarations in the First Months of the War
  7. Other States Eventually Drawn Into the Conflict
  8. Roads from the Rhine Valley Into France—“The Cockpit of Europe”
  9. Liége and Longwy (August 1–28, 1914)
  10. The Dash Into Alsace-Lorraine (August 4–25, 1914)
  11. Haelen, Louvain, and Brussels (August 12–26, 1914)
  12. Namur Falls—As to Modern Siege Guns (August 13–23, 1914)
  13. Dinant, Tamines, Malines, Aerschot, Termonde, Maubeuge (August 15–September 7, 1914)
  14. Zeppelin Bombs on Antwerp: the Siege, Fall and Exodus (August 25–October 15, 1914)
  15. As to Atrocities in Belgium—Edith Cavell's Death—Deportations and Relief Work

  Volume 2

  Volume 3

  Volume 4

  Volume 5

  Volume 6

  Volume 7

  Volume 8

  Volume 9

  Volume 10