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This article discusses Leader of the Nazi Party Adolf Hitler, the failure of his peace offensive, and how the time is at hand to wage war against Britain and France. The author suggests that terrorism would be most successful in the west. Military leaders in the German command are advising against the initiative, but Hitler has the resources and the nerve to outweigh his besiegers.

Presents information regarding the peace efforts being made after the end of World War I. Differences that cropped up in the Peace Conference being held in Paris, France, on the issue of treatment of Germany after the end of the World War I; Threatening by the U.S. representatives at the Conference that they may insist change of venue to any neutral country if French media and representatives did not change their attitudes; Observation that the chief hope of the French statesmen who wish the treaty of peace to bring about permanent discrimination against Germany depends upon the assistance which they will receive from the U.S. sympathizers; Argument that the policy of permanent discrimination against Germany will never succeed; Information that German armies were not dissolved immediately after the war as it would have created chaos in the country.

This article presents news including the crumbling German resistance to the U.S. soldiers in France, a strategic mistake made by the German military, which may cost them the majority of their position in France, and the destruction, and or disorganization, of the German army north of the Pinsk marshes.

September 29, 1943 is the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Munich pact. By now the entire world is in agreement that for the French and British the pact was the greatest diplomatic defeat in modern history. But it was not an isolated defeat. It was the culmination of a series of shameful submissions that began in 1936 when German troops entered the demilitarized Rhineland and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain found it was natural for the Germans to reoccupy territory which they had been forced to cede.

Details the battles fought between the U.S. Army's 70th Infantry Division and the German troops in Wingen-sur-Moder, France during World War II. Counterattack launched by the U.S. forces to retake the town from the 361st Volksgrenadier Division of the German Army; Challenges faced by the German troops about their radio communications and artillery during the battles; Casualties sustained by both forces.

Explains that the eighth month of the First World War contains three events of disadvantage to the cause of Germany. Attack on the Dardanelles Strait, Turkey; British armed forces victory at Neuve Chapelle, France; Russian armed forces triumph at Przemysl, Poland; German and Austrian armed forces together number some 120 million; Russia, France, and Great Britain have the resources of United States, Asia, and Africa to back them; In these conditions Germany needs to win promptly if it is to win at all; German effort on the west came to a complete halt on the whole front.

Focuses on German Dictator Adolf Hitler's plans for an attack on Danzig and Poland. Report that these plans call for an intensive surprise attack by the Reich Army one hundred kilometers south of the Free City, the full width of the Corridor and some sixty kilometers broad, in an attempt to join East and West Prussia, Germany, thus cutting off Poland from the sea; Conviction of Hitler that the Cabinets of London, England and Paris, France, are less decided to go to war than they were last September, even though they have formed an alliance with Poland; Declaration of the highest generals in the Reich Army that the German Army can now maintain a war on all fronts at the same time, for it is stronger than in 1914 through its Italian and Japanese allies, who will certainly fulfill their obligations, especially at the outset; Report that about July 14, 1931, Hitler outlined to his collaborators the diplomatic strategy be intended to employ to achieve his ends; Report that during the afternoon of August 2, Hitler undertook a series of military measures corresponding to this future diplomatic move; Information on orders given by Hitler on the night of August 2, to begin the preparations of the secret protocol of the German-Italian-Japanese pact; Reasons behind Hitler's decision; Report that Hitler judged that in the circumstances, time was working against him and if victory were to smile on him, he must strike at once.

The article focuses on the work done on social progress in the occupied France by Prussian army. The Prussian army is the first, however, to be a perfect reproduction of the society which sends it to the field. To form it, all Prussian men lay down their tools or pens or books, and shoulder muskets. Its excellences and defects are those of the community at large, and the community at large being cultivated in an extraordinary degree, one get for the first time in history a real example of the devotion of mind and training, on a great scale, to the work of destruction. Their perfect handling of the enormous masses which are now maneuvering in France has been made in large degree possible by the intelligence of the privates.

The article describes the underlying facts responsible for the victory of Prussians soldiers over France. Every year 100,000 fully drilled men are mustered out of the standing army, who, in case of war are liable to active duty in the field for nine more years. The standing army numbers only 300,000, reserve and landwehr are 600,000 strong. The soldiers are none younger than twenty and none older than thirty-two. The French have only enlisted men. Their last effort to imitate the German system was frustrated by the egotism of the ruling classes, who did not feel disposed to devote part of their time, and, in case of need, their lives, to the service of their country.

Describes the events of the victory of the British Army over the Germans highlighting the achievement of tactical superiority by the British Army during the First Battle of the Somme in France in 1916. Difficulties encountered resulting from the initial lack of artillery support for the British Army; Indications of the efficiency of military organization and leadership, the command of troops, coordination of military tactics and strategies and understanding of staff and officers military duties; Efficiency of defense systems; Comparison with the events during Battle of the Marne in 1914 in France.

The article explains why the invasion of Poland was not the only cause for the declaration of war by Great Britain and France on Germany. It discusses that Germany had been expanding its borders and military forces since 1933, which was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. This worsening international situation led Great Britain and France to rearm in 1935. By 1939, the people of both countries, prepared and decided to declare war with Germany.

Reports on the experience of two French towns in 1944 four days after D-Day, with a movement of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. Role of the French Resistance after D-Day; German response to the French Resistance activity; Capture of the Das Reich battalion commander.

Reflects on the madness of war, as illustrated by the quick change in relations between German soldiers and residents of the town of Senlis in France. Habit of soldiers to write the words "Gute Leute," which means "good people," on the doors of French citizens who have given them food and drink; Difference between a German's individual sentiment and that of the German group of invaders; Shift of German soldiers' demeanor from amiable to a disciplined mob that attacked the town; Story of an old German-born woman who has lived in Senlis for more than 30 years; Ravaging of the town of Senlis.

Photographs of a Nazi military march in Nuremberg, Germany and a French fascist militant gathering are presented.

Focuses on the strategy of Germany to invade Czechoslovakia. Discussion of the plan of Colonel Conrad of the German army, base on a lightning attack on Czechoslovakia; Proposal by Conrad for no declaration of war; Belief that the French mobilization would be so slow that the Czech would be crushed before France had an Army in the field; Division within the Czech army, with the German, Magyar and Slovak soldiers refusing to fight.

Provides information on the chemical warfare launched by the German Army against the Allies at Ypres, France during World War I. Problems posed by the use of gas for commanders; Statutes which prohibited the use of poison or poisonous weapons at war; Factors that aggravated existing conditions and increased the likelihood of high numbers of chemical casualties during the war; System developed by the Allies to counter the effects of gas.

Discusses the use of hedgerows by the Germans to delay the Allies' advance during World War II. Details on the war strategy of the Germans when faced with growing numbers of enemy troops; Difficulty encountered by the American and British infantrymen due to these hedgerows; Profile of Curtiss Grubb Culin III, a United States army sergeant, who discovered the solution to the hedgerows.