Attacks on Jews Spread; Seek Sanctuary Away from War Zone Special to The Great War Project (9 October) In October a century ago, the war lets loose vicious attacks on Jews in the eastern war zones. Historian Martin Gilbert reports that on the vast Eastern Front, as the Germans press their offensive into the areas…
Monthly Archives: October 2014
THUNDEROUS GERMAN ATTACK ON ‘DOOMED’ ANTWERP
by Mike Shuster
Doubtful Defenders Can Hold Out; Fresh British Troops Held Back. Special to The Great War Project (7-8 October) On this day a century ago, the Germans begin the artillery bombardment of Antwerp city itself. So far, the battle for Antwerp is focused on the forts that circle the city. The relentless German shelling opens up…
THE RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT OF ANTWERP
by Mike Shuster
Can the Belgians Hold? In the East, Austrians at Breaking Point. Special to The Great War Project (5-6 October) The battle for the key strategic Belgian city of Antwerp thunders on and it’s taking a terrible toll. The British fear if Antwerp falls, it will permit the Germans to mount an invasion of Britain itself.…
FIGHTING SHARPENS AT ANTWERP
by Mike Shuster
The Stalemate Hardens; “This War is the Greatest Insanity” Special to The Great War Project (3-4 October) The Germans crash through the first lines of defensive fortresses at Antwerp. The British are even more rattled. The key for the Germans, according to war historian John Keegan, is the battery of super-heavy guns brought to Antwerp…
IT’S SIEGE ON TWO FRONTS
by Mike Shuster
British See Antwerp Forts Key to Defense of the Realm. Austrian Fortress Under Russian Siege in Poland. Supply Lines Stretched to the Limit. Special to The Great War Project (1-2 October) Two medieval fortresses now emerge as strategic siege points. In the West, the Battle of Antwerp in Belgium rages on. On the Eastern Front,…