Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE BRIGHTON BOYS SERIES

BY

LIEUTENANT JAMES R. DRISCOLL

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
WITH THE FLYING CORPS

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
IN THE TRENCHES

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
WITH THE BATTLE FLEET

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
IN THE RADIO SERVICE

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
WITH THE SUBMARINE FLEET

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
WITH THE ENGINEERS AT CANTIGNY

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
AT CHATEAU-THIERRY

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
AT ST. MIHIEL

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
IN THE ARGONNE

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
IN TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

THE BRIGHTON BOYS
IN THE SUBMARINE TREASURE SHIP

The BRIGHTON BOYS in the
ARGONNE FOREST

BY
LIEUTENANT JAMES R. DRISCOLL

ILLUSTRATED

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

Copyright, 1920, by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. GOING IN AGAIN 9

II. TO THE FRONT 16

III. STARTING A BIG JOB 23

IV. “INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH” 31

V. KILL OR BE KILLED 40

VI. SHIFTED 49

VII. A GOOD BEGINNING 60

VIII. MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT 70

IX. INDIAN FASHION 81

X. WITHOUT ORDERS 89

XI. A RISKY UNDERTAKING 97

XII. SURROUNDED 110

XIII. LYING LOW 120

XIV. GRIT 131

XV. STRATEGY 142

XVI. PLUCK 152

XVII. THE WORLD’S GREATEST BATTLE 161

XVIII. PLAYING THE GAME 167

XIX. RETALIATION 178

XX. GILL PERFORMS 187

XXI. ONCE MORE THE OFFENSIVE 197

XXII. PRESTO! CHANGE-O! 207

XXIII. THE AMERICAN BROOM 216

XXIV. FAST WORK 222

XXV. FORWARD 230

ILLUSTRATIONS

“KEEP COOL! THEY MUSTN’T REACH US--NEVER!” _Frontispiece_

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NOW THE WEAPON BARKED ITS PROTEST 44

THE TWO WENT DOWN TOGETHER 194

”I GUESS,” SAID THE BOY THICKLY, “I’LL JUST FINISH YOU NOW” 220

The Brighton Boys in the Argonne