On Russian Front, German Eyes Set on Petrograd The Kaiser Celebrated with Champagne Special to The Great War Project. (25 February) It’s a crucial moment in the war for all sides. The peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and Russia fundamentally redrew the map of Europe. “The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin,” reports historian…
Monthly Archives: February 2018
A GATHERING FLOOD OF DOUGHBOYS
by Mike Shuster
Millions of Americans Crossing the Atlantic Germany’s First Target at Sea: the Tuscania. Special to The Great War Project (18 February) The build-up of American troops on the Western Front is proceeding far too slowly, and the Americans know it. The Americans “feared the worst for the coming year,” writes one American officer a century…
GERMANY SUFFERING ECONOMIC WARFARE
by Mike Shuster
Everything in Short Supply Germans Fainting in the Streets Not Even a Single Loaf of Bread, Nor a Glimmer of Guilt. Special to The Great War Project. (11 February) The British blockade of Germany is nearly air tight. “The addition of ships from the U.S. Navy,” reports historian Thomas Fleming, “enabled the British to create…
THE AMERICANS ARE IN IT
by Mike Shuster
And the Clocks are Ticking. Melt Down the Church Bells! Special to The Great War Project (23 February) American soldiers are now in the war! For the first time, ten months after the United States declared war on Imperial Germany, “United States troops are taking offensive action on the Western Front,” reports historian Martin Gilbert.…