Russia In Turmoil; Alarm in Paris and London. Special to The Great War Project (8-12 February) The Germans are now preparing “to face the might of the United States,” writes historian Martin Gilbert. But at the same time, their defensive actions on the Western Front – where the German war effort is potentially at serious…
Tag Archive for Eastern Front
CRISIS IN RUSSIA
by Mike Shuster
Casualties in the Millions; Enormous Desertions. Revolution in the Air. Special to The Great War Project (15-21 January) The situation in the Russian army is precarious and desperate. At this moment in the war a century ago, Russia had so far, writes historian Adam Hochschild, “suffered a staggering six million war casualties. “Its huge clumsy…
RUSSIANS PLANNING HUGE OFFENSIVE
by Mike Shuster
Bid to Break Stalemate on the Eastern Front Staking All on Doubtful Strategy; The Brusilov Offensive. Special to The Great War Project (26-29 May) For weeks a century ago, news is scarce from the Eastern Front. The Russians have withdrawn and are tending to their losses inflicted earlier in the war. But now on the…
MURDEROUS STALEMATE PERSISTS
by Mike Shuster
Vast Bloodletting at Verdun in France, Naroch in Russia. The Most Mismanaged Battle of the War; Russian Defeat Threatens Mutiny. Special to The Great War Project (3-6 April) Significant news from the battlefields on both the Western and Eastern Fronts. In the West, the main battle is still at Verdun – which begins in February…
ACTION ON BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN FRONTS
by Mike Shuster
More Defeats for the Russians; British and French Plan New Offensive Special to The Great War Project (18-21 September) This is a moment in the war a century ago when fighting picks up on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. In the east, the Russian army continues to suffer defeat after defeat. On September 18th…
LULL IN WAR PROMPTS SECRET BRITISH PLANS
by Mike Shuster
Plot Largest Offensive in British History. In East, Germanization of Occupied Lands Special to The Great War Project (24-30 August) With the war at Gallipoli all but over now a century ago, with the war on the Western and Eastern Fronts and in Mesopotamia (Iraq) now essentially deadlocked, and with the war in Arabia, Syria,…
A DIRE MOMENT FOR THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
German, Ottoman Victories Yield Secret Peace Offer to Russia; Russian, British Defeats Force Strategic Shift on Western Front. Special to The Great War Project (18-21 August) With the collapse of the Russian army on the Eastern Front – coupled with the disaster for the British at Gallipoli in northwestern Turkey – the British are facing…
RUSSIAN ARMY IN FULL RETREAT
by Mike Shuster
Discontent Spreading Among Russian Soldiers; Germans Seize More Than 1.4 Million Prisoners. Outbreak of Typhus Special to The Great War Project (15-17 August) Just as Turkish troops are inflicting great losses on the British and Allied forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwest Turkey, Germany is busy making great gains against the Russians on the…
GERMANS TAKE POLAND, TURKS PREVAIL AT GALLIPOLI
by Mike Shuster
Allies Fail to Strike Decisive Blow Against Ottomans; Miss Opportunity to End War Special to The Great War Project (4-6 August) This is a pivotal week in the war, on both the Eastern Front in Poland and the Turkish Front at Gallipoli. On August 5th a century ago, the Polish city of Warsaw falls to…
IN EAST, CEASELESS GERMAN POUNDING OF RUSSIANS
by Mike Shuster
Tsar’s Army in Disarray; Talk of Mutiny Spreads. Germany’s Leaders: We Do Not Lust for Territory. Pro-German Bomber Targets U.S. Senate. Special to The Great War Project (Editor’s note: This blog will take a short break. It will return in about ten day’s time.) (30 June-4 July) On the Eastern Front, the Russian army continues…