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…
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THE LONGEST BATTLE
by Mike Shuster
Both Sides Stake All at Verdun. A Surprise German Attack Quickly Deadlocked. Special to The Great War Project. (4-7 March) The murderous battle on the Western Front for Verdun is now more than two weeks old, and the fighting is fierce. The Germans appear to have the upper hand. Their goal at Verdun is now…
AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF VERDUN, FRENCH STOP GERMAN ADVANCE
by Mike Shuster
Petain: Tell Your Troops, Hold Fast. For German Command, ‘No Success Anywhere’ Special to The Great War Project (26-28 February) The carnage at Verdun continues unabated. Reports historian Martin Gilbert, the German daily assaults and shelling are ferocious. But while the Germans savage the French defenders, they “failed to give the Germans their entry into…
OUTLOOK FOR ALLIES IS DIRE
by Mike Shuster
‘Bleed Them White’ Argues German Leader The Ignominy of the War of Attrition Special to The Great War Project. (29-31 December; 1 January) At the beginning of 1916, precisely a century ago, the Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire—are “in the ascendant,” as historian Martin Gilbert writes. The picture for Britain, France,…
GERMANS USE NEW GAS TERROR WEAPON ON WESTERN FRONT.
by Mike Shuster
But British Hold Their Lines. Both Sides Planning Strategy for 1916. Special to The Great War Project (17-20 December) On December 19th precisely a century ago, the Germans use phosgene gas on the battlefield for the first time. Phosgene is ten times more lethal than the chlorine gas used up until now. Its target: The…
MORE AMERICANS DIE IN U-BOAT ATTACK
by Mike Shuster
Germany Insists on Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. Wilson Struggles to Stay Out of the War. Special to The Great War Project (11-14 September) For most of 1915, the United States and Imperial Germany go head to head on the submarine war that Germany is engaged in. At times, especially after the sinking of the Lusitania in…