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A PEACE FEELER FROM AUSTRIA AND GERMANY

The Allies Are Not Impressed. They Are on the Offense. Fighting Continues in the Balkans. And in the Middle East.  Special to The Great War Project (24 September) In mid-September a century ago, fighting intensifies across the European fronts of the Great War. At the same time, some are seeking a peace deal. According to historian…

HUGE AMERICAN PRESENCE ON THE ATTACK

German Morale Worse By the Day. A Sense of Looming Defeat. Special to The Great War Project (16 September) The battle for the St. Mihiel Salient begins in earnest in mid-September a century ago. It is fierce, and there is a great American presence in the effort to drive the Germans out of the bulge…

WILSON SENDS TROOPS TO WILD SIBERIA

5000 American Soldiers to Russia’s Frigid Climes. But Who Is the Enemy? Who A Friend? Special to The Great War Project. (9 September) Americans are fighting aggressively to liberate France and Belgium, but let’s back up just a bit: At the same time, they have their sights set on another target – Siberia. In summer…

CONTINUOUS ATTACKS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

German Line Collapsing. Germans Surrendering Everywhere. American Officer and the Tank. ‘It Will Kill Many Germans.’ Special to The Great War Project. (3 September) By these days a century ago, German morale is low and plunging lower. So reports historian Martin Gilbert. “Considerable Allied advances were made throughout the Western Front. Top French commander Marshal Foch…

PLANNING THE WAR OF 1919

War Almost Over, but Can They See It? What About Bolshevik Russia? Allies Dismembering the Russian Empire Special to The Great War Project. (27 August) American troops have landed at Russia’s far eastern port at Vladivostok. Russia is once again in play. The date is August 16th a century ago, according to historian Martin Gilbert.…

HUGE AMERICAN PRESENCE ON WESTERN FRONT

Germans Shocked at American Strength. The Kaiser Received in Silence; A Bitter Epitaph. Special to The Great War Project. (20 August) It’s a decisive moment in the Great War. Pessimism among the German high command deepens a century ago on the Western Front. In early August, French, British, and Dominion troops are preparing themselves for…

FIGHTING ERUPTS ACROSS THE EAST

A Weakened Russia is the Target. In the West, German Soldiers Throw Down Their Rifles; The Black Day of the German Army. Special to the Great War Project (12 August) Although the Bolsheviks had taken Russia out of the war early in 1918, it turns out that was not the end of the war on…

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE GAINS STRENGTH

Germans Falling Back; Americans Pressing Forward The Germans Know All Was Lost? MacArthur Confronts the Dead. (5 August) In these days on the Western Front, the Americans have become increasingly active, especially in the Allied effort to protect Paris from German occupation. By late July a century ago, according to historian Martin Gilbert, “the American…

INTIMATE PICTURES OF WAR IN THE TRENCHES

An American Flyer Describes Warfare on the Ground For One American Officer: ‘Never Have I Seen So Many Dead Men.’ Paris Is Safe. Special to The Great War Project (30 July) Fighting during these days in France on the Western Front one hundred years ago, has been called horrific by both sides – “victor and…

A NEW METHOD OF GAS WARFARE

Delivery By Train; Pershing is Not Impressed. ‘A Ghastly Ride.’ Special to The Great War Project. (16 July) On the Western Front in France, “a new method of gas warfare was being used in the Allied armies.” So reports historian Martin Gilbert. “It was a railway train whose wagons were loaded with gas cylinders that…