Plot Largest Offensive in British History. In East, Germanization of Occupied Lands Special to The Great War Project (24-30 August) With the war at Gallipoli all but over now a century ago, with the war on the Western and Eastern Fronts and in Mesopotamia (Iraq) now essentially deadlocked, and with the war in Arabia, Syria,…
Monthly Archives: August 2015
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER IN THE MIDDLE EAST
by Mike Shuster
Ottoman Officer Surrenders; Tells a Remarkable Tale Conspirators Plotting the Arab Revolt. Special to The Great War Project (22-23 August) War – overt and covert – spreads in the Middle East. In Mesopotamia (now Iraq) the British offensive to seize Baghdad from Ottoman forces bogs down. Elsewhere in the Middle East, the British are focusing…
A DIRE MOMENT FOR THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
German, Ottoman Victories Yield Secret Peace Offer to Russia; Russian, British Defeats Force Strategic Shift on Western Front. Special to The Great War Project (18-21 August) With the collapse of the Russian army on the Eastern Front – coupled with the disaster for the British at Gallipoli in northwestern Turkey – the British are facing…
RUSSIAN ARMY IN FULL RETREAT
by Mike Shuster
Discontent Spreading Among Russian Soldiers; Germans Seize More Than 1.4 Million Prisoners. Outbreak of Typhus Special to The Great War Project (15-17 August) Just as Turkish troops are inflicting great losses on the British and Allied forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwest Turkey, Germany is busy making great gains against the Russians on the…
BRITISH OFFENSIVE AT GALLIPOLI ‘A TOTAL FAILURE.’
by Mike Shuster
No Allied Reinforcements Available; British Generals Sacked. Leaderless Allied Troops in Shock Special to The Great War Project (11-14 August) The Allied offensive on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwest Turkey is proving to be a disaster. It’s the fourth day in the battle for the heights at Chunuk Bair and Suvla Bay. The British and…
GALLIPOLI BATTLE FAVORS OTTOMANS
by Mike Shuster
Allies Stopped Amid Confusion, Missed Opportunities. Leader of Turks Emerges, Rallies Stiff Turkish Resistance Special to The Great War Project (7-10 August) The battle for Gallipoli in northwestern territory is intensifying during these days a century ago. Both the British and Allied attackers and the Turkish defenders battle fiercely, understanding that this is a pivotal…
GERMANS TAKE POLAND, TURKS PREVAIL AT GALLIPOLI
by Mike Shuster
Allies Fail to Strike Decisive Blow Against Ottomans; Miss Opportunity to End War Special to The Great War Project (4-6 August) This is a pivotal week in the war, on both the Eastern Front in Poland and the Turkish Front at Gallipoli. On August 5th a century ago, the Polish city of Warsaw falls to…
A YEAR OF WAR AND NO END IN SIGHT
by Mike Shuster
War Spreads; Millions Die Fight to the End, Kaiser Vows Special to The Great War Project (1-3 August) Kaiser Wilhelm, the leader of Germany, uses the occasion of the first anniversary of the outbreak of the war on August 2nd a hundred years ago, to proclaim his support for Germany’s continuing the war until victory.…