Gaps in Every Home, Too Wide and Too Deep Germany Surrenders But ‘Doesn’t Know It is Licked’ Special to The Great War Project. (18 November) On the night of November 10th the negotiators in the Compiegne forest learn that the German government accepts the armistice terms of the Allies. The terms are tough and demanding…
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GERMANY WITHDRAWING ON ALL FRONTS
by Mike Shuster
From Belgian Coast to Greek Islands, The End for Germany? Pershing Demands Surrender Over Armistice. Fears Return to War When Germany Is Rested. Special to The Great War Project. (5 November) In late October a century ago, Germany and Austria are making deep withdrawals now from territories they occupied for years. Reports historian Martin Gilbert:…
SUMMER 1918: KEY BATTLES IN ITALY AND FRANCE
by Mike Shuster
Pershing to House: The Allies are Done For. But Air Power Now Favoring the Allies ‘I Should Salute You’ Special to the Great War Project. (2 July) Crucial developments in late June a century ago on the Italian Front, and still on the French front where the Americans are battling for Belleau Wood. The Austrians…
ON WESTERN FRONT, NOW A FLOOD OF AMERICANS;
by Mike Shuster
BALANCE OF FORCES ‘CHANGED FOR GOOD’ Blame the ‘Pacifists and Shirkers.’ Special to The Great War Project. (18 June) On the Western Front a century ago, the tide is beginning to turn – away from Germany and in favor of the Allies – France, Britain, and now most importantly the United States. So writes one…
A MILLION AMERICANS NOW IN FRANCE
by Mike Shuster
Fighting Again in Russia; Calls for Statehood in Central Europe. New Challenges in the Middle East. Special to The Great War Project. (4 June) The mutual discord between the Allied leaders and the American commanding general, John J. Pershing, often reaches a level of frank dislike, but it is not confined to the American commander…
AMERICANS NOT READY UNTIL 1919
by Mike Shuster
Pershing Tells Shocked Allies; Lesson for Germans: Americans Not a Rabble of Amateurs. French Government Fleeing Paris. Special to the Great War Project. (29 May) On the Western Front, at the village of Cantigny, the Americans take back lost ground. Despite significant losses and exhaustion, “the Americans held Cantigny,” reports historian Martin Gilbert. It gives…
POUNDED TO HELL AND GONE
by Mike Shuster
Cantigny: A Test For The Americans. AEF Reputation at Stake; A High Price to Pay Special to The Great War Project. (Late May) By the end of May a century ago, there are hundreds of thousands of American troops in France on the Western Front. But they are deployed in relatively safe trenches, largely away…
ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK ON THE WESTERN FRONT
by Mike Shuster
Overwhelming Offensive Breaks the Allied Lines. Desperate Need for Reinforcements; Send Black Americans to the Battlefield. Special to The Great War Project. (15 May) The German High Command has not given up hope of breaking the Allied line on the Western Front. So reports historian Martin Gilbert that in May a century ago, they try…
COMPROMISE OF THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
Some Americans Will Fight in the Allied ranks; Others To Form A Separate American Army in France. Minorities See Opportunities. Special to The Great War Project (7 May) The quarrel of the Allies ends in May a century ago, with a compromise that pleases no one. The bitter debate centers on how to deploy the…
The Allies ‘Quarrel’
by Mike Shuster
Disagreement Over How to Use American Forces. Britain and France Want U.S. Troops in The Trenches—Now! Pershing Wants Own Control Special to The Great War Project. (30 April) As the American presence in France grows, finally, into a significant fighting force, the debate over how the American soldiers should be most effectively deployed generates increasing…