Monthly Archives: November 2016

A BATTLE AND A WAR WITH NO VICTORS

The Battles End, Killing Continues British ‘Wastage’ and Charges of Cowardice Special to The Great War Project (21-26 November) It may be that only the great battles of the First World War get named and garner the focus of history. But as historian Adam Hochschild notes, “the air above the Western Front was also filled…

A GRISLY ACCOUNTING

As Somme, Verdun Battles End, Shocking Losses. Wilson Re-Elected, Seeks Peace. Special to The Great War Project (14-20 November) The battles of the river Somme and Verdun, on the Western Front in northern France are coming to an end. The last Allied offensive takes place on these days a century ago. Snow falls on the…

INTRIGUE ON THE EASTERN FRONT

Secret Talks Between Russia and Germany But the War Sees No End. ‘It is Butchery…and Useless Butchery’ Special to The Great War Project. (12 September) Let’s take stock of the Great War, in Russia, by mid-November a century ago, two-and-a-half years into the war. On the Eastern Front, the Russian offensive is running out of…