Eleven Times Italy and Austria Clash, Seeking Victory That is Impossible on the Western Front, Leaving Only Blood and the Dead. Special to The Great War Project. (17 September) The battle in the Alps between Italy and Austria-Hungary is often an overlooked front of the Great War, despite leaving hundreds of thousands of dead and…
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IDYLLIC GREEK CITY CONSUMED BY FIRE
by Mike Shuster
The Terrible Tragedy of Salonica. More Useless Fighting in the Alps; A Singer Loses His Voice. Special to The Great War Project. (27 August) A true disaster hit the Salonica front (now Thessaloniki, Greece) in these days one hundred years ago. A disastrous fire breaks out on August 18th – cause unclear – in the…
ITALIANS FACE HUGE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
by Mike Shuster
Austrians Deploy Hundreds of Guns on Trentino Front. Terrible Toll at Verdun as Battle Drags On. Special to The Great War Project (14-17 May) During these days in May a century ago, the Germans are building up their defenses on the Western Front. The major fighting for the Central Powers is the launch of a…
ITALY AT WAR WITH AUSTRIA AND GERMANY!
by Mike Shuster
Former Allies Now Enemies; Italy Covets Austrian Territory Now It’s War on Seven Fronts. Special to The Great War Project (28-31 May) A new front – the seventh — opens up in these days a century ago – the war between Italy and Austria. Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary just a few days previous. The…