Contents

List of Maps

Preface

Introduction

1. The Transformation of the French Army

2. The War of Movement, 1914

3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915

4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915

5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916

6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916

7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917

8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917

9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918

10. A Strategy of Opportunism

Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory

Abbreviations

Notes

Essay on Sources

Index