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…
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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…
THE ENDLESS AGONY OF THE SOMME.
by Mike Shuster
Germans March to Their Death; “Like a Scythe Had Mowed Them Down.” Romania Joins the War. Special to The Great War Project (16-19 August) The Battle of the Somme in northern France rages on. The two sides are locked in mad fury. Neither the British nor the Germans are capable of mounting a knock-out blow…