 The Germans completed the Kiel Canal, which gave its high seas fleet places of waiting against the day when the warlord would give the word. German ships maneuver in the cold waters of the North Sea, and great men of war swing into battle lines, their officers drinking a toast to their target. And the Kaiser's sons, the Crown Prince, Eichel Friedrich and Joachim, were soldiers too. The warlord is ceaseless, indefatigable, as he makes the rounds of his armies. His cousin, Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, shapes the other half of the Teutonic war machine. Two Caesars, Ferdinand and the Kaiser, hunted together and talked of days when German arms were born over many victorious fields. This was their last meeting. Harry Ferdinand and his wife, Dubiana, to slaughter, make ready to sweep the field with their marvelous new games. The other German kings will help. These men are to go to Moscow, Paris, London, will command an army. Von Mackensen will fight the Romanian. Goose step before their emperor and before the son of their emperor. In 1971, know that no war is held, sometimes Frenchmen must walk across its flaming coals. Carre and General Joachim, look on. Send the little army, the Kaiser said, the road to Calais. Somehow intact, the Sultan dreams that he must join the Christians to fight other Christians. It becomes a sacred Mohammedan duty. Sad slaves, watch as the shells falling into Belgrade. The bombardment of Belgrade. Once again, an English army crosses the channel to stand in battle line. This time, pitching its tents among the French. And facing, Australians come 10,000 miles to heed the call of English blood. A retired general named Paul von Hindenberg is made commander of the Germans who will oppose the Russians. The German emperor stands on the sand dunes of Belgium and looks upon his men. England is across the channel. These men want to see London. Frenchmen burrow in to stem the German tide. Some of these men will stay four years in this earth. Many will remain here forever. They are halting von Klux drive on Paris. And for the first time, men go to battle in taxicab.