Monarch Flees to Holland; Deserters Flood Berlin, Establish Socialist Government. Peace Talks About to be Launched. Special to The Great War Project. (9 November) By this time a century ago in the Great War, Germany, Austria, and all their allies have begun to sue for peace. So reports historian Adam Hochschild. That includes — beside…
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PLANNING THE WAR OF 1919
by Mike Shuster
War Almost Over, but Can They See It? What About Bolshevik Russia? Allies Dismembering the Russian Empire Special to The Great War Project. (27 August) American troops have landed at Russia’s far eastern port at Vladivostok. Russia is once again in play. The date is August 16th a century ago, according to historian Martin Gilbert.…
HUGE AMERICAN PRESENCE ON WESTERN FRONT
by Mike Shuster
Germans Shocked at American Strength. The Kaiser Received in Silence; A Bitter Epitaph. Special to The Great War Project. (20 August) It’s a decisive moment in the Great War. Pessimism among the German high command deepens a century ago on the Western Front. In early August, French, British, and Dominion troops are preparing themselves for…
GERMANS DEBATE WIDENING U-BOAT OPERATIONS
by Mike Shuster
Seeking A Knockout Blow Against Britain; Close Eye on America. A Poet in No-Man’s-Land. Special to The Great War Project. (7-12 January) On these days a century ago, the Germans make a fateful decision. On January 9th the German Kaiser,” writes historian Martin Gilbert, “presided over a Crown Council at which the long-debated question of…
SABOTAGE IN THE BALKANS
by Mike Shuster
Towering Explosion in Romania Oilfields; But the Kaiser is Happy. A Feeler for Peace, but the War Spreads Further Special to The Great War Project (10-16 December) The global picture in the Great War a century ago does not look good for the Allies. “The Central Powers [Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire] were now…
WAR ENGULFS MORE NATIONS
by Mike Shuster
Secret Document Brings Romania into the War; Another Disastrous Miscalculation Special to The Great War Project. (24-27 August) On August 27, precisely a century ago from today, Romania enters the conflict by declaring war on Austria. It is a new war zone, created by a secret agreement between Romania and the Allied powers, giving Romania…
FRENCH PANIC AT VERDUN
by Mike Shuster
Many Soldiers Terrorized, Flee Battlefield; Kaiser Arrives to Praise German Troops. Verdun on the Brink of Collapse. Special to The Great War Project. (22-25 February) By the third day of the German offensive at the French town of Verdun, German troops advance two miles. They take 3,000 French soldiers prisoner, after the Germans use their…
U.S.-GERMAN RELATIONS CRUMBLING
by Mike Shuster
Fears Grow that U.S. Unprepared, Should War Come. American Military Seen as Dangerously Weak. Special to The Great War Project (20-23 October) Serious tensions are growing between Imperial Germany and the United States. In Washington, the stance of the U.S. President Woodrow Wilson toward expanding national military preparedness is shifting dramatically. The American Ambassador to…