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The Great War Book Contain: - Section 1Battle of FranceChapter 1: Story of WarChapter 2: Maginot Line2.1 Planning and construction2.2 1927: Allied Control Commission abolished2.3 German economic superiority2.4 War of long duration2.5 Manning2.6 Organization2.7 Inventory2.8 Features2.9 German invasion in World War II2.10 Post-war assessmentChapter 3: Invasion of Poland3.1 Breakdown of talks3.2 Opposing forces3.3 Details3.4 Aftermath3.5 Eyewitness accounts3.6 Misconceptions3.7 First use of Blitzkrieg strategyChapter 4: Phoney War4.1 German strategy4.2 Manstein Plan4.3 Mechelen incident4.4 Allied strategy4.5 Dyle Plan/Plan DChapter: 5 Prelude5.1 Luftwaffe5.2 Battle5.3 Weygand Plan5.4 BEF and the Channel ports5.5 Fall Rot5.6 Second BEF evacuation5.7 Battle of the Alps5.8 Armistice5.9 Aftermath5.10 OccupationSection 2Battle of GettysburgIndexChapter 1: Story of GettysburgChapter 2: Opposing forces2.1 ConfederateChapter 3: Battle3.1 First day of battle3.2 Second day of battle3.3 Third day of battleChapter 4: Aftermath4.1 Confederate retreat4.2 Union reaction to the news of the victory4.3 Effect on the ConfederacyChapter 5: Retreat from Gettysburg5.1 Imboden's wagon train5.2 Fairfield and Monterey Pass5.3 Sedgwick's reconnaissance5.4 Pursuit to Williamsport5.5 Face-off at the Potomac5.6 Across the Potomac5.7 Shepherdstown and Manassas GapChapter 6: Gettysburg Address6.1 Program and Everett's "Gettysburg Oration"6.2 Text of the Gettysburg Address6.3 Lincoln's sources6.4 Five manuscriptsChapter 7: Contemporary sources and reactionChapter 8: LegacyChapter 9: Historical assessmentChapter 10: Battlefield preservationSection 3Battle of the SommeChapter 1: Battle of Somme1.1 Strategic developments1.2 Battle of VerdunChapter 2: Brusilov Offensive2.1 Prelude2.2 Breakthrough2.3 BattleChapter 3: Russian deportations3.1 Tactical developmentsChapter 4: Mines on the first day of the SommeChapter 5: Battle: 1 July 1916Chapter 6: PreludeChapter 7: Battles of the Somme, 1916Chapter 8: Attack at FromellesChapter 9: AttackChapter 10: Casualties & CommemorationSection 4Korean WarChapter 1: Story of War 1.1 Imperial Japanese rule (1910-1945)1.2 Korea divided (1945-1949)1.3 Chinese Civil War (1945-1949)1.4 Communist insurgency in South Korea (1948-1950)1.5 Prelude to war (1950)1.6 Comparison of forcesChapter 2: Course of the war2.1 Factors in US intervention2.2 United Nations Security Council Resolutions2.3 United States' response (July-August 1950)2.4 The drive south and Pusan (July-September 1950)2.5 Battle of Inchon (September 1950)2.6 Breakout from the Pusan Perimeter2.7 UN forces invade North Korea (September-October 1950)2.8 China intervenes (October-December 1950)2.9 Fighting around the 38th Parallel (January-June 1951)2.10 Stalemate (July 1951 - July 1953)2.11 Armistice (July 1953 - November 1954)2.12 Division of Korea (1954-present)Chapter 3: Characteristics3.1 Military3.2 US unpreparedness for war3.3 Armored warfare3.4 Naval warfare3.5 Aerial warfare3.6 Bombing of North Korea3.7 US threat of atomic warfare3.8 War crimes3.9 Prisoners of war3.10 UN Command POWs3.11 RecreationChapter 4: AftermathChapter 5: Australia in the Korean War5.1 Australia's military involvement5.2 Battle of Yongju5.3 Chinese entry5.4 Battle of Kapyong5.5 Battle of Maryang San 5.6 Digging inChapter 6: RAN in Korea6.1 RAAF in Korea6.2 Battle of SunchonChapter 7: Canada in the Korean War7.1 Canadian Army involvement7.2 Area of operations7.3 Operation Killer7.4 Battle of Kapyong7.5 Royal Canadian Navy in Korea7.6 Royal Canadian Air Force in Korea7.7 Cessation of hostilities.