INDEX

Administrative Services, 12. Aeroplanes first used to carry small arms ammunition, 59. As noise camouflage, 105. Air Force, 13, 171. Albert, 30, 36, 79. Allied Offensive, Aug. 8th: Conference at Flexicourt, 73. Outline of plan, 73-80. Three phases, 84. Disposition of brigades, 93-94. Artillery calibration, 102. Tanks, 104. Armoured cars, 107. Intelligence Service, 112. Air Squadron, 113. Day before battle, 119. Zero hour, 4.20 a.m., 120. Guns begin, 121. First phase completed, 122. "Outwards" telegrams, 123. Enemy completely surprised, 125. Third Corps failed to reach objective, 126. Armoured cars, sensational report, 127. Guns and booty captured, 129. Ludendorff's comments, 130. General meeting at Villers-Bretonneux, 132. The King at Bertangles, 132. American Army's first great attack, 206, 259. First offensive battle, Hamel, 59. Second Corps, 235. To join Fourth British Army, 236, 243, 254. 1,200 taken prisoners, 262. 131st Regt., 136, 143. 27th Div., 275, 278. 30th Div., 275, 278. 33rd Div., 52. Amiens, defence of, 26 et seq. Anzac, First and Second Corps, 7. Corps, abolition of, 9. Day, 3rd anniversary, 37. Arcy Wood, 161, 163. Armistice requested by enemy, 280. Army Corps improvised, 2. Constitution and scope, 3. Artillery barrage, 228-229. Classification of, 12. Assevillers, 221, 247. Aubigny, 31. Australian Army Corps constituted, 9. United, 10. Australian Corps Headquarters, Bertangles, 35. Australian Soldier's high moral, 288. Adaptability, 291. Instinct for "square deal," 292. Australian Staff watchword, "Efficiency," 295. Australia's five Divisions, 5. Authie, 25. Bapaume, 198. Basseux, 24. Battles on grand scale finished, 281. Beaurevoir, 218, 258, 276. Bell, Maj.-Gen. John, 52, 136. Bellenglise, 219. Captured, 260. Bellicourt taken, 261. Bellicourt Tunnel, 219, 237. Bertangles, Australian Corps H.Q., 35, 52, 132. Biaches, 198. Bingham, Lt.-Col., 106. Birdwood, Gen., 9, 36, 40, 132. Birdwood, Gen. Sir William: Commands First Anzac Corps, 7. Appointed Commander Australian Imperial Force, 10. Appointed Commander Fifth British Army, 10, 40, 209. Blamey, Brig.-Gen., 296. Bony captured, 267. Bouchavesnes, 182. Bourlon Wood, 259. Braithwaite, Lieut.-Gen., 204, 221. Brancourt, 259. Bray, 137, 148, 155, 158, 195. Brie, 196, 198. Brigade reductions, 15. British Fifth Army, 40, 219. Brown, Corpl. W., captures officer and 11 men, 66. Bryce, Lt.-Col., 106. Bussy, 62. Butler, Gen., Third Corps, 73, 136, 221. Byng, Gen., 27, 134. Calibration, 102. Cambrai, 259. Canadians, 73, 75, 76, 115, 122, 129, 133, 134, 136, 139, 140, 198, 259. Canadian Troops, fixed constitution, 5. Cannan, Brig.-Gen., 27. Cappy, 137, 157, 166. Captive Balloon Service, 14. Carter, Lieut.-Col. E. J., 108. Cavalry first employed, 201. Cerisy, 136. Cessation of hostilities, 281. Chamier, 22. Château-Thierry, 72. End of German offensive, 72. Chipilly, 126, 136, 137. Chuignes, 152, 156. Churchill, Mr. Winston, 209. Clemenceau, M.: Speech to troops after Hamel battle, 62. After Aug. 8th, 132. Cléry, 170-180. Combles, 198. Commanders and Staffs, 16-17. Congreve, Gen., his first order, 26. Contact aeroplanes, 171. Cook, Sir Joseph, 55. Corps Cavalry, 11. Corps Commander's responsibilities, 4. Corps Conferences, 150. Corps Signal Troops, 11. Corps Troops, 11. Couin, 25. Courage, Brig.-Gen., 50, 106, 222. Couturelle, 24. Cox, Maj.-Gen. Sir H. W., 9. Crossing the Somme, plan for, 178. Cummings, Brig.-Gen., 29. Curlu, 170. Currie, Gen., 73, 132, 140. Dernancourt, 31, 33. Difficulties of Army in retreat, 280. Disorganized British retreat, 23. Division, the fighting unit, 2. Division I., 18, 34, 40, 43, 73, 117, 134, 139, 140, 146, 152, 166, 203, 205, 221, 232, 243, 281. Last fight, 233. Division II., 18, 34, 40, 43, 65, 67, 71, 86, 115, 122, 135, 139, 146, 165, 170, 184, 257, 266, 270, 275, 277, 279. Last fight, 279. Division III., 18, 20, 31, 37, 40, 53, 86, 115, 122, 126, 137, 142, 146, 155, 158, 165, 170, 184, 191, 200, 201, 205, 235, 253, 261, 263, 265, 268, 270. Last fight, 270. Division IV., 18, 24, 30, 33, 65, 89, 115, 117, 126, 137, 146, 164, 203, 205, 221, 232, 233, 243, 281. Last fight, 233. Division V., 18, 34, 65, 76, 89, 115, 134, 146, 165, 169, 184, 193, 235, 253, 261, 262, 267. Last fight, 270. Doullens, population prepare to evacuate, 23. First move, 22-23. Dummy Tanks, 223. Efficient Army more potent than League of Nations, 298. Elles, Gen., 44, 221. End of German offensive, 72. Enemy attack in the South, July 15th, 72. Comments on our successes, 66-67. Discover our movement South, 116. Move from Russian to Western Front, 20. "On the run," 168. Propaganda, 160. Reserves melting away, 42. Reserves absorbed, 206. Secure our "Recruiting Cable," 159. Withdraws in disorder, 170. Engineers, Companies of, 12. Estries, 258. Eterpigny, 196. Etinehem, 137. Fairfax, Lieut.-Col. Ramsay-, 106. Farewell Order to Third Division, 41. Farewell Order, 282. Feuillancourt, 185. Feuillères, 137. Fifth Army defensive unduly attenuated, 23. Fifth British Army, 21. First Australian Division, 5. First British Army attack, Aug. 26th, 198. First Order from 10th Corps, 25. Flamicourt, 191. Flanders' liquid mud, 18, 20. Flexicourt Conference, 73. Foch, Marshal, appointed Supreme Commander, 37; 142, 200. Fontaine, 169. Foott, Brig.-Gen., 196. Forty-sixth Imperial Division, 260. Foucaucourt, 169. Fourth Army enlarged, 204. British flank with French, 37. Fourth and Fifth Australian Divisions, 6. Framerville, 135. Franvillers, 27, 33. Fraser, Brig.-Gen., 173, 222. French Army's different outlook, 71. Frevent, 23. "Fuse 106" as wire cutter, 257. Garenne Wood, 157. Gellibrand, Maj.-Gen., 268. German attack, March 21st, 1918, 21. Propaganda, 160. Withdrawal general on all fronts, Sept. 4th, 205. Germany's "Black Day," 130. Crack regiments opposed to Australians, 183. Surrender due to military defeat, 287. Determining cause, breach of Hindenburg defences, 287. Gillemont Farm, 251, 267. Glasgow, Maj.-Gen., 158, 221. Godley, Lieut.-Gen. Sir A., commands Second Anzac Corps, 7, 132, 136, 199, 204. Gouy, 262. Grimwade, Brig.-Gen., 30. Haig, Brig.-Gen. Neil, 201. Field Marshal, 54, 62, 132, 209, 250. Hamel, proposed operation against, 44-48. Battle of, planned, 51. Zero fixed, 56. Over in 93 minutes, 56. Official commentary, 57. Americans' first offensive battle, 59. No gas shells used, 60. Congratulatory messages, 61. M. Clemenceau's speech, 62-3. Dinner at Amiens to celebrate victory, 63-64. End of British defensive, 64. Hamel Wood, 33, 39, 44, 56. Hangard, 34, 36. Hargicourt, Zero hour, 5.20 a.m. Sept. 8th, 226. Red line reached before 10 o'clock, 232. Outpost line captured, 232. Haut Allaines, 200. Hautcloque, 23. Hazebrouck, 35. Headquarters of Army Corps, 11. Hebuterne, 25. Heilly, 28. Hem, 170. Herleville, 152. Hill 90, 157. Hill 104, 33, 36, 65. Hindenburg Line, 199. Purpose of, 214. St. Quentin-Cambrai section, 215. Germans' elaborate system of trenches, 217. Hargicourt line, 218. Capture of plans of German defence scheme, 219. Plan for attacking, 221. Machine gun barrage, 223. Dummy tanks, 223. Tapes for Infantry start line, 224. Direction boards, 225. Plan for further advance, 236-240. America's Second Corps in battle front, 242. Australian and American Divisions, 254. Mustard gas first used, 256. Destroying wire entanglements, 256. Disposition of Divisions, 258. Two phases, 258. Zero hour, 5.50 a.m. Sept. 29th, 259. Fifth Australians hung up, 261. Americans held up, 261. Forget to mop up, 262. Change of plan, 264. Enemy relinquish tunnel defences, 268. Collapse of the whole defences, 279. Hobbs, Maj.-Gen., 108, 169, 193. Hughes, W. M., 55. Message from, 61, 281. Hunn, Maj. A. S., 210. Infantry advance behind barrage, 229. Infantry Brigade reductions, 15. "Instantaneous" fuse, 257. Joncourt, 258, 267. July 18th, French and American counter-stroke, 72. Kavanagh, Gen., Cavalry Corps, 73, 132. King, the, at Bertangles, 132. Knob, the, 267. Knoll, the, 267. Labour Corps, 12. La Flaque, 129. La Neuville, 155. Last Australian battle in Great War, 279. La Verguier, 232. League of Nations less potent than efficient Army, 298. "Leap Frog" tactics, 81. Le Cateau, 281. Le Catelet, 218, 261. Leslie, Brig.-Gen. W. B., 9. Lewis, Maj.-Gen., 246. Lewis Gun detachments, 91. "Liaison Force," 143. Lihons, 135. Losses, comparison of, 289. Ludendorff's comments on Aug. 8th attack, 130. Lyon, Lt.-Col., 106. Maclagan, Maj.-Gen., 24, 26, 30, 52, 136, 221, 243, 247. McNicoll, Brig.-Gen., 24, 28. March 22nd, 1918, first move, 21. Marett Wood, 29. Martin, Brig.-Gen., 185. Marwitz, Gen. von der, 281. Maurepas, 198. Max (Prince) of Baden, 280. Mechanical Transport, 11. Méricourt, 133, 139. Mills's grenades, 248. Minor battles begun, 37. Result, 38-39. Monash, Lieut.-Gen., Sir John: In command First Australian Div., 5. Third Australian Div., 6. Australian Army Corps, 10. 17th Imperial Div., 16. 32nd Imperial Div., 16. 27th American Div., 16. 30th American Div., 16. Without orders, 23. Honoured by the King, 132. Hands over command to General Read, 279. Mondicourt, 24. Monster German Naval 15-inch gun captured, 161. Montbrehain, 278. Last Australian battle, 279. Montgomery, 132. Mont St. Martin, 275. Mont St. Quentin, 177, 182. Second Prussian Guards defend, 183. Captured, 184, 193. Monument Wood, 67. Mopping up, 229, 248. Result of neglecting, 252, 262. Morain, M., entertains British and French Army officers after Hamel, 64. Moral v. material, 279. Motor Ambulance Corps, 12. Mound, the, 78. Mullens, Maj.-Gen., letter of appreciation, 31. Mustard gas, 78, 255. Nauroy, 218, 263, 267. Nielles-lez-Blequin, 20. Noise camouflage, 105. Nollet, Gen., 164. Noyons, 198. Officers and men, relations between, 293. Ommiécourt, 137. O'Ryan Maj.-Gen., 246. Partington, Major, 106. Pas, 25. Péronne, 148, 182. Enemy defence of, 183. Taken, 191. Poulainville, 129. Prince Max of Baden, 280. Prisoners, treatment of, 210. Excuses for surrender, 213. Cages, 209. "Pigeons" employed to gain information, 211. Proyart, 139. Prussian Guards hold Mont St. Quentin, 183. Quennemont Farm, 251, 263. Ramicourt, 277. Ramsay-Fairfax, Lieut.-Col., 106. Rawlinson, Gen. Lord, 35-44, 52, 72, 73, 96, 132, 166, 181, 192, 221, 235, 236, 241, 250, 274, 278. Read, Maj.-Gen. G. W., 243, 278, 279. Reorganization of Brigades, 272-3. Repatriation of Australian Forces, 282. Results, analysis of, 284 et seq. Rheims, 259. Robertson, Maj. P. R., 142. Roisel, 204. Rosenthal, Brig.-Gen., 24, 43, 67, 169, 192, 278. Rosières, 129. Roye, 133, 141, 198. Sailly-Laurette, 29. Sailly-le-Sec, 31. Second Australian Division, 5. "Set-piece" operations, 226. "Siegfried Line," 214. Skene, Brig.-Gen. P. G. M., 9. Smoke shells, 169. Smyth, Sir N. M., V.C., 9. Soissons, German withdrawal, 78. Somme Canal, 174. Line of, 148. Enemy retreat, 182. Somme, North, 34. Plan for crossing, 178. South, 34. St. Christ, 198. St. Denis, 190. St. Gratien, 33. St. Mihiel Salient attack, Sept. 11th, 206. St. Quentin Canal, 216, 232. Tanks, 14, 44, 48, 49, 91, 104, 276. Improved type, 48. Dummy, 223. "Star," 91. Teamwork, 150. Third Australian Division, 6. Third British Army attack Aug. 21st, 154, 198, 221. Time-table for successive Army engagements impossible, 153. Tivoli Wood, 170. Toulorge, Gen., 42. Treux Wood, 29. Tunnellers, 12. Underground shelters, galleries and dug-outs, German, 249. Vaire Wood, 39, 56. Vaux, 49. Vauxvillers, 133, 135. Verdun, 259. Vermandovillers, 169. Villers-Bretonneux, 33, 36, 37, 64, 67, 78. Visitors to Corps, 208. Lord Milner, 209. Mr. Winston Churchill, 209. Wackett, Capt., Australian Flying Corps, 60. Walker, Maj.-Gen. Sir H. B., 9. Warneton, early 1918, 18. Whippet tanks, 276. Wiancourt, 277. Wilson, Sir Henry, 132. Wisdom, Brig.-Gen., 143. Ypres, 260. Zero hour, Aug. 8th, 120. Hamel, 56. Hargicourt, 226. Hindenburg Line, 259.

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