Located at the front of the book telling you where your going to find suggested important parts in the book by page number
The map above shows what Europe’s borders looked on the eve of World War One in 1914, overlaid on top of the borders of European countries today. ... The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russian Empires in particular controlled most of the today’s Central and Eastern European states.
I'm thinking B. But could be wrong:/
It was a way of making sure they weren't followed or shot in the arce as they were running away