INTRODUCTION i--xv
I. TOWARDS GHENT 1
II. THE BATTLE OF MELLE 11
III. RETREAT 29
IV. ON THE YSER 35
V. DIXMUDE 42
VI. THE CAPTURE OF BEERST 52
VII. THE FIRST EFFECTS OF THE BOMBARDMENT 70
VIII. THE INUNDATION 94
IX. THE MURDER OF COMMANDER JEANNIOT 99
X. IN THE TRENCHES 117
XI. THE ATTACK ON THE CHATEAU DE WOUMEN 133
XII. THE DEATH OF DIXMUDE 142