Chapter II: Book I: Chap. Page

I. THE SURPRISE 3

II. EFFECT IN THE CITY 20

III. NEWS OF THE ENEMY 30

IV. A PROPHECY FULFILLED 48

V. OUR FLEET TAKEN UNAWARES 60

VI. FIERCE CRUISER BATTLE 77

VII. CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA 94

VIII. SITUATION IN THE NORTH 108

IX. STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED 118

X. HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW 131

XI. GERMANS LANDING AT HULL AND GOOLE 154

XII. DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX 171

XIII. DEFENCE AT LAST 202

XIV. BRITISH SUCCESS AT ROYSTON 221

XV. BRITISH ABANDON COLCHESTER 235

XVI. FIERCE FIGHTING AT CHELMSFORD 255

XVII. IN THE ENEMY’S HANDS 266

XVIII. THE FEELING IN LONDON 279

BOOK II

I. THE LINES OF LONDON 287

II. REPULSE OF THE GERMANS 299

III. BATTLE OF EPPING 310

IV. BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON 326

V. THE RAIN OF DEATH 344

VI. FALL OF LONDON 357

VII. TWO PERSONAL NARRATIVES 372

VIII. GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS 393

IX. WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA 413

X. SITUATION SOUTH OF THE THAMES 444

XI. DEFENCES OF SOUTH LONDON 456

XII. DAILY LIFE OF THE BELEAGUERED 466

XIII. REVOLTS IN SHOREDITCH AND ISLINGTON 477

BOOK III

I. A BLOW FOR FREEDOM 495

II. SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE 511

III. GREAT BRITISH VICTORY 520

IV. MASSACRE OF GERMANS IN LONDON 531

V. HOW THE WAR ENDED 540

LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS

BOOK I

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POSITION OF THE IVTH GERMAN ARMY CORPS TWELVE HOURS AFTER LANDING AT WEYBOURNE, NORFOLK 57

POSITION OF THE SAXON CORPS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER LANDING IN ESSEX 148

POSITION OF THE GERMAN FORCES TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER LANDING AT GOOLE 157

GERMANY’S POINTS OF EMBARKATION 167

BATTLE OF PURLEIGH, 6TH SEPTEMBER 193

BATTLE OF SHEFFIELD 218

POSITIONS OF OPPOSING FORCES, 8TH SEPTEMBER 227

BATTLE OF ROYSTON, SUNDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER 232

BATTLE OF CHELMSFORD. POSITION ON THE EVENING OF 11TH SEPTEMBER 258

THE DEFENCE OF SHEFFIELD 268

BOOK II

THE LINES OF LONDON 288

BATTLE OF HARLOW--FIRST PHASE 296

BATTLE OF HARLOW--FINAL PHASE 307

GERMAN ATTACK ON THE LINES OF LONDON 315

THE BOMBARDMENT AND DEFENCES OF LONDON ON 20TH AND 21ST SEPTEMBER 337

LONDON AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT 365

DAMAGE DONE IN THE CITY BY THE BOMBARDMENT 369

DAMAGE DONE IN WESTMINSTER BY THE BOMBARDMENT 384

SHETLAND ISLANDS 433

THE DEFENCES OF SOUTH LONDON ON 26TH SEPTEMBER 457

SCENE OF THE STREET FIGHTING IN SHOREDITCH ON 27TH SEPTEMBER 478