Transcriber Notes:
Passages in italics were indicated by _underscores_.
Small caps were replaced with ALL CAPS.
The individual illustrations were originally to the left or right of the
text associated with that illustration. Those illustrations have been
moved to be after the associated text.
Decorative illustrations have been removed.
The tables have been reformatted to fit the formatting of a text file.
The illustration "THE BATTLEGROUND OF THE NATIONS" has been moved before
the section "THE NATIONS AT WAR".