# Now It Can Be Told — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs.

- [Now It Can Be Told](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/now-it-can-be-told.md): The narrator reflects on the true nature of war, revealing the hidden horrors and disillusionment that soldiers faced, contrasting the official narratives with the grim reality of combat and its aftermath.
- [Part I: Observers and Commanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-i-observers-and-commanders.md): The narrator reflects on the role of war correspondents during World War I, describing the immense psychological toll of witnessing death and suffering daily, the grueling work of covering battles across a hundred-mile f
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md): The narrator, a war correspondent, describes the initial rush to report on World War I, the chaos of civilian flight, the horrors of wounded soldiers, and the profound disconnect between those who witnessed the war's bru
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md): The War Office reluctantly authorizes war correspondents in 1915, breaking Lord Kitchener's prejudice. The narrator is among the first accredited correspondents, initially on an experimental visit in March, then fully cr
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md): The narrator describes the early days of his war correspondence, living in a small château near General Headquarters at St.-Omer, and the routine of traveling to the front lines. He reflects on the character of the colon

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [Part II: The School of Courage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-ii-the-school-of-courage.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [The New Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [The New Army Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [The Endless War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [Part III: The Nature of a Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-iii-the-nature-of-a-battle.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [Béthune: The Black Country Capital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Price of Victory at Loos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [Part IV: A Winter of Discontent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-iv-a-winter-of-discontent.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Christmas in the Trenches, 1915](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [The Spirit of Ireland in Flanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [The Great Push and the Tragedy of Sanctuary Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [The Heart of a City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-v-the-heart-of-a-city.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [The Street of the Three Pebbles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [Part VI: Psychology on the Somme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-vi-psychology-on-the-somme.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [The Butcher's Shop of Corbie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [The Breaking Point on the Somme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [Part VII: The Fields of Armageddon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-vii-the-fields-of-armageddon.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [The Devastated Region](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The German Offensive of 1918](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [After the Armistice: Occupation and Reflection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x.md)
- [Part VIII: For What Men Died](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-viii-for-what-men-died.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [What of England?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix.md)

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