British and French Ignore Previous Pledges to Arabs; Will Keep Control of Iraq, Syria After War. Special to The Great War Project. (6-9 January) While the world is focused intensely on the war in Europe, Britain and France are working hard to determine what the Middle East will look like after the war. Two diplomats…
Tag Archive for Gallipoli
NOTHING BUT BAD NEWS FOR THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
From the Balkans to Gallipoli to the Eastern Front, Germany Advances. Russia Threatens to Stop Fighting. Special to The Great War Project. (27-29 October) The situation in Serbia looks dire for the Serbs. The Austrian and German invasion of Serbia appears to be a success. The French are rushing reinforcements to the Serbs, but Bulgarian…
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…
BRITISH OFFENSIVE AT GALLIPOLI ‘A TOTAL FAILURE.’
by Mike Shuster
No Allied Reinforcements Available; British Generals Sacked. Leaderless Allied Troops in Shock Special to The Great War Project (11-14 August) The Allied offensive on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwest Turkey is proving to be a disaster. It’s the fourth day in the battle for the heights at Chunuk Bair and Suvla Bay. The British and…
GALLIPOLI BATTLE FAVORS OTTOMANS
by Mike Shuster
Allies Stopped Amid Confusion, Missed Opportunities. Leader of Turks Emerges, Rallies Stiff Turkish Resistance Special to The Great War Project (7-10 August) The battle for Gallipoli in northwestern territory is intensifying during these days a century ago. Both the British and Allied attackers and the Turkish defenders battle fiercely, understanding that this is a pivotal…
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…
UNCOMMON TALES OF COMPASSION AND ‘GENUINE GOODWILL’
by Mike Shuster
The Stench of Death; Fears of Being Buried Alive A Rescuer is Rescued. Special to The Great War Project (29-31 July) The deadlock continues on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwest Turkey. The defending Turks and the attacking allied troops of Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand dig miles of barbed-wire protected trenches. This transforms the…
TO THE LAST MAN STANDING
by Mike Shuster
War of Attrition on All Fronts; Sickness a Deadly Enemy Millions More Troops Needed Special to The Great War Project (26-29 June) It’s nearly a year since this war broke out, and it’s clearer now than ever, it’s a war of attrition on all fronts, Western, Eastern, and in several areas of the Ottoman Empire.…
TURKS INTRODUCE BATTLEFIED INNOVATION – SNIPING
by Mike Shuster
Invisible Killers Terrorize Allied Troops; Stories of Female Snipers Improbable but Persistent Special to The Great War Project (7-9 June) The Turks introduce a new tactic into the butchery on the Gallipoli Peninsula – sniping. It may be difficult to believe a century later, but according to historian Eugene Rogan… …“at first the Allied troops…
SLAUGHTER AT GALLIPOLI
by Mike Shuster
Allies Fail to Take Key Hill and Village Stiff Turkish Defenses; Great Losses on Both Sides Special to The Great War Project (4-6 June) June 4th a century ago: One of the bloodiest days of the war. Fighting is sharp and bloody on the Gallipoli peninsular in western Turkey. A major battle is shaping up…