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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION: THE EMPIRE AND ITS DEFENDERS 7

CHAPTER II
ALDERSHOT 19

CHAPTER III
OLD ENGLAND ON THE SEA 37

CHAPTER IV
TO THE FRONT 53

CHAPTER V
WITH LORD METHUEN 61

CHAPTER VI
MAGERSFONTEIN 77

CHAPTER VII
THOMAS ATKINS ON THE VELDT 96

CHAPTER VIII
WITH LORD ROBERTS 105

CHAPTER IX
KIMBERLEY 132

CHAPTER X
WITH GATACRE'S COLUMN 129