An American Flyer Describes Warfare on the Ground For One American Officer: ‘Never Have I Seen So Many Dead Men.’ Paris Is Safe. Special to The Great War Project (30 July) Fighting during these days in France on the Western Front one hundred years ago, has been called horrific by both sides – “victor and…
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NOW A WAR OF ATTRITION
by Mike Shuster
British Set Monthly Body Count: 200,000 The German Goal, Bleed the French White Special to The Great War Project (24-26 October) In the autumn of 1915 one hundred years ago, nearly everywhere the Germans and Austrians have the upper hand — on the Western Front, especially on the Eastern Front, and on the Gallipoli Front…
GERMAN BATTLEFIELD DIARY CITES SAVAGERY OF OWN TROOPS
by Mike Shuster
Soldier Calls German Behavior ‘Bestiality.’ Special to The Great War Project (17-18 December) The German treatment of wounded prisoners is sparking outrage in Britain and France. More and more stories emerge of the killing of the wounded. “The savagery of the conflict,” writes historian Martin Gilbert “was to arouse great indignation when details of German…