CONTENTS

  CHAPTER I PAGE WHERE THE SHELL STRUCK 1

  CHAPTER II THE HEROES OF THE FORTS 44

  CHAPTER III THE CAPTIVE KAISER 86

  CHAPTER IV THE PERILS OF ESCAPE 135

  CHAPTER V THE DISPATCH-RIDER 190

  CHAPTER VI RETREAT! RETREAT! 220

  CHAPTER VII WHERE DESTINY SAID "HALT!" 253

  CHAPTER VIII DIGGING IN 302

  CHAPTER IX THE DEMON FACES 334