Monthly Archives: July 2016

BELGIAN OCCUPATION SPARKS WIDESPREAD RESISTANCE

The Mystery of the Green Ribbon Armenian Refugees Flood Mediterranean Ports, Fight Bravely. A Bomb in San Francisco Special to The Great War Project. (21-26 July) Since the first days of the war in August 1914, Germany has occupied most of Belgium Fighting, though, is not underway in Belgium. The Western Front is fought mostly…

THOUSANDS LEAVE THE BATTLEFIELD WITH SHELL-SHOCK

British Army Faces New Challenge – What’s Real Nervous Breakdown? Soldiers Put on Trial; Face Death Sentences. Special to The Great War Project. (17-20 July) By this time a century ago at the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front, the British military is facing another daunting problem. “As the fighting at the Somme…

THE RANDOMNESS OF DEATH

The Ugly Aftermath of Battle, for Victor and Vanquished Alike. “German, Austrian, Russian, Lay There at Peace, in a ‘Brothers’ Grave.” Special to The Great War Project. (13-16 July) The murderous fighting at the Somme continues, bringing with it the randomness of death. Many soldiers write home with tragic stories about the randomness of death.…

HAIG RAGES: OUR LOSSES ARE TOO LOW

British Commander Reasons, High Losses Bring Victory, Means Equal Losses for the Germans. Special to The Great War Project (9-12 July) The blood-letting on the Western Front at the Somme shows no sign of ending. Although the British five-day artillery bombardment does cut through some of the German barbed wire defenses, it is not so…

AMERICA INCREASINGLY LEANS TOWARD THE ALLIES

President Wilson Seeks Neutrality; Some Call It Non-Neutral Democrats Nominate Wilson for Second Term Special to The Great War Project. (6-8 July) The bloodletting at Verdun and on the Somme strengthens the forces in the United States – including President Woodrow Wilson – who feel the United States must stay out of the war. “For…

A RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH

Slaughter at the Somme Incomprehensible. A Vision of Hell; The Sorrow of the Poet’s Song. Special to The Great War Project (2-5 July) The scale of the slaughter on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, July 1st a century ago, is now becoming sadly clear. It is nothing less than horrific. “The human…

!! EXTRA EXTRA — DISASTER AT THE SOMME!!

Battlefield a Shooting Gallery; Bloodiest 24 Hours of the War. Worst Day in British Military History Special to The Great War Project. (30 June-1 July) The British give the order for an enormous attack at the River Somme on this day, July 1st, one hundred years ago. Potentially one of the most decisive battles of the…