The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . 60 MOBILIZATION 61. The Camp at Vesoul, a French Mobilization Center preparation for invasion or counter-attack has long been general officer knows the task assigned to him and completearrangements for transjjort of men, animals, guns, and provisions ismade long in advance. Every soldier, when he receives notice to jointhe colors, instantly
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . 60 MOBILIZATION 61. The Camp at Vesoul, a French Mobilization Center preparation for invasion or counter-attack has long been general officer knows the task assigned to him and completearrangements for transjjort of men, animals, guns, and provisions ismade long in advance. Every soldier, when he receives notice to jointhe colors, instantly leaves his home with his little bundle, and, oftenwith his wife and children beside him, Malks to the barracks and donsthe uniform. The German Army Corps system, copied by all the Continentalnations, has made swift mobilization possible. Each army corps,which is really a small independent army, consisting of all arms—cavalry, artillery, infantry and engineers—is recruited in the regionimmediately surrounding its headquarters. Reserves have therefore,as a rule, only a short distance to go in order to join their every man is with his army corps and the army corps is readyto entrain or march to the place assigned it in the grand strategicpla
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