It’s a Noble Duty, Not a Chance. Meanwhile, Mood Worsens in Paris. Special to The Great War Project. (1 June) In mid-March a century ago, President Wilson’s closest adviser, Colonel House, assures the other Allied leaders that the United States “would undoubtedly take a mandate.” Privately the belief takes hold that the Americans are seriously…
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WHO WILL SAVE ARMENIA?
by Mike Shuster
Is Wilson Prepared to Act? Help Just Too Far Away Special to The Great War Project. (30 May) More trouble determining the fate of the Ottoman Empire. Many at the Paris Peace talks – especially British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and members of the British delegation – are looking to President Wilson to turn…
OTTOMANS FACING INVASION ON THREE FRONTS.
by Mike Shuster
Panic in Constantinople; Turks Seek Scapegoat in Armenia (Special to The Great War Project) (4-6 April) In the spring of 1915 a century ago, the situation confronting the Ottoman Empire is desperate. “The Ottomans faced invasion on three fronts,” writes historian Eugene Rogan. One is in Mesopotamia. The British hold the Basra region of southern…