I. The immediate causes of the war -- II. The original causes--boundaries and races -- III. Mobilization -- IV. The new warfare -- V. Military implements of war -- VI. Warships and Naval implements of war -- VII. Coast-defenses and fortifications -- VIII. Aircraft and wireless in war -- IX. European Wars Since 1815 : The Greek War for Independence (1821) -- The insurrection in France (1830) -- The revolutionary movements of 1848 -- The Crimean War (1854-'55) -- The Franco-Austrian War (1859) -- The liberation and unification of Italy (1859-'60) -- The Schleswig-Holstein War (1864) -- The Prusso-Austrian War (1866) -- The Franco-Prussian War (1870) -- The Russo-Turkish War (1877-'78) -- The Greco-Turkish War (1897) -- X. Countries at War and Involved : Austria-Hungary -- Belgium -- France -- Germany -- The British Empire -- Russia -- Servia -- Montenegro -- Albania -- Italy -- Japan -- XI. The Hague Conference -- XII. The effect of the war on the western world -- XIII. State papers and official correspondence -- Chronological list of events.