British Lick Their Wounds from Iraq Defeat, Prepare for a Baghdad Offensive; British War Cabinet is Cautious. Special to The Great War Project. (23-26 September) Despite defeats in Mesopotamia earlier in 1916 – the ignominious collapse at Kut on the Tigris River — the British are determined to reverse their losses in the desert. Some…
Monthly Archives: September 2016
FORCED LABOR FOR BELGIANS IN GERMANY
by Mike Shuster
Move Violates Laws of War; A Protest From the U.S. Wilson Running For Re-election; ‘He Kept Us Out of War’ Special to The Great War Project (18-22 September) Germany is dragooning hundreds of thousands of Belgian citizens into forced labor. According to historian Martin Gilbert, in these days in the war a century ago, Germany…
A NEW ARMORED BEHEMOTH ENTERS THE BATTLEFIELD
by Mike Shuster
The Arrival of the Tank; German Infantry Terrified. A Future British Prime Minister Witnesses the Monster. Special to The Great War Project. (13-17 September) On this date, September 15th, precisely a century ago, a new weapon appeared at the battle of the Somme – the tank. The first tanks belonged to the Allies. They fielded…
SALONIKA: THE MOST FORGOTTEN FRONT
by Mike Shuster
Greece is Now in the Fight, Seeking Ancient Lands Most Troops Dying from Malaria, Other Diseases. Special to The Great War Project (9-12 September) On this day a century ago, there is much news from a lesser known theater of the war. Another front is opening in the war. It is the Salonika Front, centered…
IRISH NATIONALIST AND POET FIGHTS FOR BRITAIN
by Mike Shuster
Dedicates Life to Ending ‘This Foul Thing Called War’ Writes of the ‘Choosers of the Slain.’ Hundreds Killed in Tunnel Explosion. Special to The Great War Project (5-8 September) Tom Kettle was an Irish nationalist and a journalist and poet. He is also a former member of the British Parliament. A century ago on these…
A NEW KIND OF WARFARE
by Mike Shuster
German Airship Explodes Over London. Thousands Flock to See It Burn. German Ace Arrives. Special to The Great War Project. (1-4 September) The war in the skies comes to London. On September 2nd, precisely a century ago, German airships mount their deadliest air raid so far in the war. “Sixteen German naval and army airships…