The following stories have been selected for VOLUME IV by the Board
of Editors, according to the plan outlined in "Introductory" to
Volume I for collecting from all sources the "Best Stories of the
War." This group includes personal experiences of Soldiers at the
front, Submarine Officers, Aviators, Prisoners, Ambulance Drivers,
Red Cross Nurses, Priests, Spies, and American Eye-Witnesses. They
have been collected from twenty-eight of the most authentic sources
in Europe and America and include 134 adventures and episodes. Full
credit is given in every instance to the original source.