On the Western Front, the Ceaseless Trail of Death. ‘The Foment of Revolution’ Special to The Great War Project. (22 October) It was during these days a century ago that “the British army,” reports historian Adam Hochschild , “experienced the nearest thing to a mutiny on the Western Front.” “Six days of intermittent rioting by…
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THE LENIN STRATEGEM
by Mike Shuster
Germans Seal Train with Russian Revolutionary Aboard Send it Off to Russia ‘Like a Plague Bacillus’ Special to The Great War Project (9 April) The Allies are confronted with a clever political stratagem, conceived by the Germans and designed to knock Russia out of the war. On April 8th a century ago, the Germans prepare the…
RUSSIA OUT? THE U.S. IN?
by Mike Shuster
Turmoil Among the Allies Who Will Fight the War Now? Special to The Great War project. (13-18 March) On March15th a century ago, under intense pressure and with no possibility of retaining his crown, Tsar Nicholas the Second of Russia abdicates the throne. He turns over the monarchy to his son. “I request all to…