Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Map: The Ypres Salient, July-November 1917 4
War Magic 7
Taking Refuge 9
Looking for the War 11
In Some Ways the Situation Is Analogous to That Facing Second Army in 1915 12
Recalling the Bla 14
The Missing 15
Indirect Fire: Shooting from the Map (from Appendix B) 17
General Description of the Line 19
Bear in Mind 20
How a Mark VII Trench Mortar Fuse Is Like Love 21
The Error of the Day or Moment 22
Summary of Intelligence 23
Additional Information 24
The Missing 25
But You Knew This 26
What She Told Me 27
Notes on the Interpretation of Aeroplane Photographs 29
Construction of Trench Systems: Explanation of Diagram #7 30
Amulet Against Madness 32
Amulet Against Ground Deities 33
Chilled Feet 34
Actual Things with Characteristics 35
The Obstacle 36
Harm 38
Preliminary Orders 39
Amulet Against Discovery 40
Indirect Fire: Shooting from the Map (from Appendix B) 42
Inverted Maps 45
She Explains How to Recognize the Signs of Specific Spirits and Demons When They Arise 46
Stand To 47
Near Wurst Farm 48
Amulet Against Camouflage 49
Signatures 50
Before the Attack on Poelcappelle 51
Obstacles 52
Periscope 53
Amulet Against Dismemberment 54
Sound Ranging 55
The Battle of Poelcappelle 56
Night: Shell-hole 57
Night: Bedroom 58
Notes on the Interpretation of Aeroplane Photographs 59
The Guts of It 60
In the Soft Parts of the Body 61
Recognizing the Signs of Death 62
Field Service Postcard 63
The Relief 64
Map: Final Passchendaele Offensive (detail) 66
Amulet Against Disappearance 67
War Diary, 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division 68
Instructions for Working With the Gyalpo 69
Further Instructions 70
Telephone Reports: 2nd Canadian Divisional Artillery 71
The Missing: The Outer Signs 73
The Missing: The Inner Signs 74
The Missing: The Secret Signs 75
Recognizing the Signs That an Amulet Has Failed 76
Map and Ground 77
Field Survey 78
The Missing 79
Machik Lapdrön Tries to Explain One of the Immeasurables 80
Given a Normally Fine August 81
Camouflage: Trenches 83
Below Bellevue Spur 84
The Second Law of Occlusion 85
Indirect Fire: Shooting from the Map (from Appendix B) 86
That One Time, in December 1914 87
Our Bodies 88
What She Told Me 90
14 November 2017 91
At Goudberg Copse 92
Afterword Nathaniel Tarn 93
Notes on sources 97
Acknowledgments 105
