^* Figures taken from The Military Effort, page 253.

^* The National Debt

1914                £700 million

July 1916        £2,500 million

April 1919      £7,500 million

   Of this, £1,200 million was borrowed from the U.S.A. A total of ,£640 million was repaid to them, but only £110 million of this was capital, the remainder being interest. All 1914-18 loan repayments were suspended by agreement in 1932; but, in theory, Britain still owes the U.S.A. £ 1,090 million from the First World War. (Figures supplied by the Information Division of the Treasury.)

^*The British-had 467 heavies for sixteen miles of front; the French had 900 for eight miles.

^* The Official History, France and Belgium 1916, vol. I, Appendices 9.

^* The Official History, France and Belgium 1916, vol. I, Appendix 18.

^* Public Record Office, CAB 45/190.

^† Public Record Office, CAB 45/191.

^* Public Record Office, WO 804/95.

^† Public Record Office, CAB 45/1SS.

^*The Official History, France and Belgium 1916, vol. I, Appendix 9.

^*The Rawlinson Diaries. (See footnote on page 78.)