The Great War

The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of Sarikamish - Week 23

The Champagne offensive is still going on the Western Front without any side gaining a decisive advantage. In the Caucas

In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's Doorstep - Week 24

The Austro-Hungarian army resembles a better militia after six months into the war. The defeats against Serbia and Russi

Onwards! - The Western Front Of Early 1915 - Week 25

French general Joseph Joffre is stuck in a dilemma: the Champagne offensive has been going on for weeks now - without an

Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions For The Modern War - Week 26

For a decisive advantage on the Western Front, the military commanders of both sides are trying to use technological adv

All Or Nothing - Winter Offensive In The Carpathians - Week 27

Konrad von Hötzendorf has to prevent the Russian army from entering the Hungarian plains. He starts a huge offensive in

Gas! - A New Horror On The Battlefield - Week 28

After more than 6 months of stalemate, the German Empire is playing two new cards to gain a decisive advantage. On the E

Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive? - Week 29

This week, well over 1 million soldiers are on the advance everywhere in Europe. General Hindenburgs tries to beat the R

Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd Tannenberg - Week 30

After more than six months of war, the first big mutiny breaks out in Singapore. The endless battles in which big powers

Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the Dardanelles - Week 31

To break up the stalemate and get a decisive advantage, France and Great Britain open up yet another theatre of war in t

Playing With Fire - The First Flame Thrower - Week 32

Modern war already took place in the sky and under water but the waring nations also wanted to gain an advantage in the

The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle - Week 33

The British Expeditionary Forces are starting their first major offensive since the beginning of trench warfare. Near Ne

A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle East - Week 34

Even though the Entente offensive near Constantinople didn't really take off yet, the allied powers were already dreamin

The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy On The Western Front - Week 35

The generals at the Western Front are slowly starting to adapt to the modern war. The battle of Neuve-Chappelle will be

Showdown In The Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers - Week 36

The Ottoman Navy is finally able to fend off the Russian and Royal Navies in the Dardanelles, Bulgaria is considering jo

The Armenian Genocide - Week 37

The leaders of the Ottoman Empire are looking for a scapegoat after their collosal defeat in the Caucasian Mountains a f

Russia Fails In The Mountains - Basra Falls - Week 38

This week, generals on three different fronts show that they are not able to realise their mistakes. Basra falls to the

Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada - Week 39

fter experiments on the Eastern Front, the German Army is using poison gas for the first time on the Western Front. At t

The Sea Turns Red - Landing At Gallipoli - Week 40

Completely underestimating the Ottoman army at the Dardanelles, the British commanders decide to let the ANZACs take the

Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive - Week 41

Ignoring the warnings and cruising carelessly slow the RMS Lusitania is hit by a torpedo of the German U-Boat U20. Almos

The German Phalanx Chases Russia - Week 42

The 2nd Battle of Ypres is still going but no side can gain a decisive advantage. The main reason on the British side is

The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets Fired - Week 43

The big success of the Gallipoli Campaign never came, thousands of soldiers died and so Winston Churchill is forced to r

The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1 - Week 44

After the defeats of Austria-Hungary against Russia, Italy is seeing her chance to grab disputed territories from them.

Artillery in World War 1 - The Key To Success - Week 45

When Przemysl falls for the 2nd time and when the British and ANZAC troops fail at Gallipoli again, one thing becomes cl

Rex Warneford Destroys A Zeppelin - Austria Digs Into the Mountains - Week 46

Reginald Warneford is important to Britain's war effort. Not just because he shot down a German zeppelin, but because he

Cavalry, Spies and Cossacks - Week 47

The war seems like a romantic novel this week: In the East the Russians are saved by Cossack Cavalry while August von Ma

The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes Back - Week 48

Just a few weeks ago Austria-Hungary's military laid in shambles. But with German support from August von Mackensen and

On the Move but going Nowhere - Optimism is Failing! - Week 49

Two months after landing in Gallipoli the fight has become a trench warfare. In Mesopotamia British troops were losing t

Adapt or Die - The Artillery Barrage - Week 50

The Great Retreat of the Russians during the last weeks has shown one thing: Artillery is the key to success. More speci

The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army On The Verge Of Collapse - Week 51

The German-Austrian offensive on the Eastern Front had undone all of Russia's territorial gains in the last weeks. Lembe

Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames! - Week 52

This week Russia premieres her tactics of „Scorched Earth“. A new strategy of burning their own land is to avoid ene

Russian Roulette - Germany Helps The Bolsheviks - Week 53

After Russia's Great Retreat and the defeat on the Eastern Front, the Russian Army is demoralized and even revolution is

Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge Begins - Week 54

After the Russian defeats on the Eastern Front, Warsaw falls. The first time in over 100 years a new foreign power occup

The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of Kovno - Week 55

Another 20.000 soldiers fresh from the barracks are supposed to turn the tide at Gallipoli. But Mustafa Kemal is an Otto

Escalation At Sea - Russia Up Against the Wall - Week 56

he Entente was in desperate need of American supplies and so the German submarine campaign in the Atlantic was a real pr

The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli - Week 57

Peter Hart described the state of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 as "lunatic persistence in the face of the obvious" - a

The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes Over - Week 58

The Western Front has been relatively quiet the whole summer while the Russians were on their Big Retreat. The French an

The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do Not - Week 59

While the Socialist movement gathers in Switzerland and calls for peace on the Western Front, on the Eastern Front and t

The State Of World War 1 - As Reported by A Newspaper 100 Years Ago - Week 60

This week Indy dissects a contemporary source from autumn 1915 - the Hobart Mercury Newspaper from Australia. While the

The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in Russia - Week 61

When the Germans take Vilnius, they set their plans of "germanizing" the whole area into motion. Erich Ludendorff believ

The Battle of Loos - New Offensives On The Western Front - Week 62

After weeks of preparation the French and British Armies unleash a new offensive on the Western Front. Not only is it su

Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in Greece - Week 63

The Central Powers want to open a direct supply connection between Berlin and Constantinople. So, they start a new offen

Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters The War - Week 64

By the numbers the Battle of Loos was a defeat for the British Army but they learned valuable lessons for the future on

"The Crime That Shook the World" - The Execution of Edith Cavell - Week 65

Edith Cavell was a British nurse serving in a nursing school in occupied Belgium. She was executed by the Germans for tr

Russia Stems The Tide - Winter Is Coming - Week 66

After the Great Retreat during the summer, the Russians are finally able to fight back the Germans at Dvinsk. With a new

The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair On The Western Front - Week 67

For the third time the Italians had tried to conquer the Austrian positions at the Isonzo front and for the third time t

Serbia's Last Stand Against The Central Powers - Week 68

erbia's Army cannot hold out much longer against the invasion of the Central Powers. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgar

The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya - Week 69

12 war zones were not enough for this global war and this week an often forgotten theatre of war opens in Libya. Local A

Pride Comes Before The Fall - British Trouble in Mesopotamia - Week 70

Far away from the Western Front, the British Indian Army gets intro trouble in Mesopotamia against the Ottoman Empire. I

The Serbian Exodus Through Albania - Week 71

Serbia's last stand is over and the remaining forces and civilians have to leave their home country across the inhabitab

Britain On The Run - The Siege of Kut Al Amara - Week 72

Serbia is breaking under the pressure of the Central Power invasion and the last troops and civilians flee through the A

Despair And Mutiny On The Italian Front - Week 73

The morale of the Italian Army at the Isonzo Front is on an all time low. Catastrophic defeats against the Austrians, ba

The Beginning Of The End - Evacuation At Gallipoli - Week 74

While the Western and Eastern Front freeze over and the armies there have to fight the harsh conditions as much as the f

Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles I THE GREAT WAR - Week 75

1915 was a year for the Central Powers except on the Western Front where the stalemate continues. But plans are being ma

Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76

1915 was a year in favour of the Central Powers. But in early 1916, the Russians, British and French were sending more f

The Invasion Of Montenegro - The End of Gallipoli - Week 77

It already started around Christmas but this week the evacuation of Gallipoli is complete. While the evacuation was a su

The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster Of Kut - Week 78

The Russians try to take Czernowitz, the Capital of Austrian Bukovina but thousands upon thousands of Russians were kill

The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in Greece - Week 79

Even though Britain went to war over the violation of the Belgian neutrality by the Germans, the neutrality of Greece se

Germany Aims For Verdun - Russia Goes South - Week 80

The preparations for the huge German offensive at Verdun are almost complete. Thousands of artillery pieces are moved, m

The Generalissimo Goes Forth - Week 81

The situation for the Italian soldiers was dire during the winter battles, but even though Luigi "The Generalissimo" Cad

The Ghost Of The Lusitania - Russia Takes Erzurum - Week 82

The sinking of the Lusitania is still causing diplomatic tensions between Germany and the USA. While the Germans insist

The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not Pass - Week 83

The Germans start the biggest battle in history with an artillery barrage of over 1000 guns on a 20 km front. The Battle

The US Arms Industry - The Fight for Douaumont - Week 84

The fierce Battle of Verdun continues but as the Germans under Crown prince Wilhelm push harder and harder, the German c

Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins The War - Week 85

The fierce battle of Verdun is still going on and the initial surprise momentum of the German Army under Erich von Falke

Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central Powers

Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort Vaux

Verdun - A Nightmare to Annex

Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the Skies

The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New Plan

The Muddy Graves of Russia and Kut

Dividing Up the Middle East - The Sykes-Picot Agreement

The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-Boats

The British Death March in Mesopotamia

Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain Sight

Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air Force

The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial Navy

The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab Revolt

What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1

The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final Offensive

British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive Implodes

The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His Own

Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz Wood

Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of Fromelles

Happy Birthday World War 1

Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War Effort

Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's Triumph

Cadorna Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front Erupts

Romania Joins the War

Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over Britain

Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the Battlefield

Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1

Falkenhayn Crosses the Carpathians - The Battle of Sibiu

Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in Mud

Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the Isonzo

French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the Germans

France Turns the Tide at Verdun

War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo

Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New Allies

Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for Monastir

The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the Somme

Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the Somme

The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in Russia

The Mesopotamian Front Awakes - Joseph Joffre Gets Sacked

They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun Ends

Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of Rasputin

The World At War 1917 - Week 128

This war was supposed to be over by Christmas 1914. Now, as 1917 dawned, the world still knew 10 active theatres of war

No Peace For The Wicked - Week 129

This week 100 years ago there was talk about peace between the great waring nations. But even after millions of casualti

Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self Determination - Week 130

The winter of 1916/1917 is the harshest one so far in the war. Nowhere do the soldiers suffer from these extreme conditi

Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy In Greece - Week 131

Germany is about to unleash unrestricted submarine warfare again which might draw the United States into the conflict -

Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - Week 132

This week 100 years ago, Germany goes all in and resumes unrestricted submarine warfare, their goal is to starve Britain

Bulgaria Digs In At Doiran - The Final Blow Against The Senussi - Week 133

While the US breaks of diplomatic relations with Germany in response to unrestricted submarine warfare, the Western Fron

Russian Bombing On The Eastern Front - US Prisoners of War - Week 134

After breaking of diplomatic relations, the tensions between the US and Germany are still strong. This week the so calle

Mechanised War In Mesopotamia - Toplica Uprising - Week 135

After the humiliating defeat at Kut last year, the British upped their game in Mesopotamia and this week 100 years ago t

Conrad Loses His Job - Nivelle's Coup - Week 136

The new Austro-Hungarian Kaiser is not happy about his Empire's dependence on the German ally. And he is also not happy

The Russian February Revolution 1917 - Week 137

Food shortages, an overall desolate supply situation and great political turmoil make Russia ripe for revolution and thi

The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad Falls - Week 138

The protests that emerged in Russia this week are growing stronger and the Tsar is increasingly isolated until even his

Kaiser Karl Wants Peace - The Sixtus Affair - Week 139

Since Kaiser Karl I ascended the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire he was not happy with the progression of the war.

Lenin Wants To Take The Train - First Battle of Gaza I THE GREAT WAR Week 140

When the Russian government promises to continue the war and support the Entente with another offensive, the Germans are

The United States Declares War on Germany - Week 141

Diplomatic tensions after the return of German unrestricted submarine warfare and the aftermath of the Zimmermann telegr

The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of Arras - Week 142

This week 100 years ago, the Western Front comes to live with a big British offensive at Arras. The Canadian Corps and t

The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage At The Chemin Des Dames - Week 143

French Commander Robert Nivelle was sure that his offensive would bring the final victory against Germany. He scaled up

The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil In The French Army - Week 144

The Salonica Front had been quiet over the winter, but much like the recent battles on the Western Front, it erupted thi

The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets Fired - Week 145

The Battle of Arras continued in smaller scale attacks this week 100 years ago. Fighting focused on Arleux and the Scarp

The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled - Week 146

Italy, France, Serbia, Britain and Russia joined forces at the Macedonian Front and the "five nation army" wants to brea

Tenth Battle of The Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in Petrograd - Week 147

The Italian Front has been quiet over the winter and while the Austrians used the time to improve their defences, the It

German Bombers Over Britain - Arab Revolt On The Advance - Week 148

This week 100 years ago, Germany is flying concentrated bomber attacks with multiple Gotha bombers on British cities - c

French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines Ridge - Week 149

The casualties and lack of success during the Nivelle Offensive were too much for the French Army and now the breaking p

The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60 - Week 150

In the early morning of June 7 the area around Messines Ridge is shattered by huge explosions beneath the German positio

Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage Act - Week 151

The US entry into the war had raised some pretty unrealistic expectations among the Allies. When General Pershing arrive

The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia - Week 152

Almost a year after the secret signing of the Sykes-Picot-Agreement, British intelligence officer and guerrilla fighter

Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of Death - Week 153

After the Russian Revolution, fresh optimism is gripping the troops at the front line and another offensive is planned.

Turmoil In The Reichstag - The Kerensky Offensive - Week 154

The German home front is shaken by a political scandal this week 100 years ago. A member of the Center party reveals tha

Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas Unleashed - Week 155

British Commander Sir Douglas Haig is still convinced of his coming offensive in Flanders. But the Germans know that som

July Days In Petrograd - Blood On The Nevsky Prospect - Week 156

The tensions between the Russian Provisional Government, between the civilians and the Bolsheviks turn violent this week

Three Years of World War 1 - Week 157

Christmas 1914 - that's when the war was supposed to be over. And now, in the summer of 1917, it entered its fourth year

The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German Navy - Week 158

Douglas Haig had been busy since the Battle of Arras came to an end. He amassed huge artillery concentration, got his ha

Despair Everywhere - Week 159

This week Russo-Romanian forces clash with the Central Power´s counteroffensive in the Second Battle of Oltuz. The fail

The Battle of Hill 70 - Mackensen Advances in Romania - Week 160

The Battle of Passchendaele has turned into a muddy mess, the weather conditions take a toll on both the defenders and t

The 2nd Battle Of Verdun - Lost Opportunities On The Isonzo River - Week 161

The 11th Battle of the Isonzo river continued this week and the Italians manage to break through parts of the Austro-Hun

The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea Revolutionaries - Week 162

The political factions that oppose the rise of Bolshevism in post-revolutionary Russia come together for a conference th

The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo River - Week 163

The German Army under Oskar von Hutier and his artillery officer Georg "Durchbruchmüller" Bruchmüller takes Riga from

Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov Affair - 164

The situation in Russia further escalates as Lavr Kornilov attempts to gain complete power with a military coup. The res

British Advance At Passchendaele - Week 165

Herbert Plumer had a cunning plan to crack the German defences at Passchendaele, he would "bite and hold" only small pie

Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal At The Italian Front - Week 166

The British and Australian forces under Sir Herbert Plumer continue to advance at Passchendaele. Plumer's new tactic com

Sabotage In The Desert - Battle of Broodseinde - Week 167

While the regular British forces were advancing towards Jerusalem and Baghdad, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt were ca

Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns In Mud - Week 168

The situation for the German Army on the Western Front looks grim, but in the East they have the upper hand and this wee

Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures In Belgium - Week 169

100 years ago this week, Operation Albion comes to a successful end for the Germans, as revolution is on the horizon in

The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at Caporetto - Week 170

The French score a morale boosting victory over the German at La Malmaison, but the Canadians were not so successful els

Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour Declaration - Week 171

On the Western Front this week, the Canadians under Sir Arthur Currie attempt to advance once more, whilst Haig remains

The Russian October Revolution 1917 - Week 172

After the turmoil of the past weeks in Petrograd, the Soviets and the Red Guards seize the opportunity and topple the pr

The End Of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd - Week 173

The Anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia are trying to fight back last week's revolution. The Battle of Passchendaele ends af

Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of Cambrai - Week 174

After stopping the offensive at Passchendaele, the British Army launches another, albeit more limited, offensive. Almost

All Quiet On The Eastern Front - Action in East Africa - Week 175

This week in the Great War, the Battle of the Ngomano was fought in East Africa between the Germans and Portuguese, whic

Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East? - Week 176

This week in the Great War, we see some action in Italy and none at all in Russia - the peace negotiations are well unde

Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate Control - Week 177

This week in the Great War, the British under Allenby capture the Holy City. Meanwhile the British War Cabinet beings to

The Armistice of Brest-Litovsk - Week 178

An armistice between Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia is signed this week 100 years ago at Brest-Litovsk. And right a

Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179

This week, the peace negotiations are underway at Brest-Litovsk. Meanwhile, the German High Command begins to plan for a

Machinations In The British High Command - Week 180

1918 starts with machinations in the British High Command since Prime Minister Lloyd George is holding back troops and g

Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points - Week 181

In the first full week of 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson outlines his points for peace. In the Caucasus, the increa

Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in Romania - Week 182

This week in Russia, Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin was almost killed by sharpshooters in Petrograd and the Constituent

Civil War in Finland and Ukraine - Week 183

This week in the Great War, two more wars start - the Finnish Civil War and the Ukrainian War of Independence. Meanwhile

Strikes and Mutiny - Week 184

Public opinion is turning against the war for the Central Powers but not only that, mutinies are also happening more fre

Austro-Hungarian House of Cards - Week 185

The situation for Austria-Hungary is dire, even after the success in Italy and the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.

No War, No Peace – Trotsky's Gamble - Week 186

The negotiations between the Bolsheviks, the German High Command and Austria-Hungary reach a new low this week 100 years

Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances In The East Again - Week 187

Germany has had enough with the stalling tactics by the Bolsheviks and is unleashing its military might on the Eastern F

Ludendorff's Window Of Opportunity - Week 188

German victory in the East, chaos in the British High Command, stable fronts in the Balkans and Italy, the US still not

Peace In The East - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Week 189

Germany and the Russian Bolshevik Government sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending hostilities on the Eastern Front. P

Allied Unified Command On The Horizon - Week 190

While Germany is occupying a territory from the North Sea to the Black Sea and planning it's huge spring offensive, the

Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918 - Week 191

It was all or nothing for the German Army under General Erich Ludendorff now: They unleashed the biggest offensive of th

Backs To The Wall - All Eyes On Amiens - Week 192

The German Operation Michael continues this week and after some uncertainty, the Germans put their eyes on Amiens. The c

Operation Michael Runs Out Of Breath - Week 193

Two weeks after the initial success of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael looses pace and direction. The Ger

The Battle of La Lys - Operation Georgette - Week 194

A year after the US entry into the war, the German Spring Offensive 1918 continues with operations Archangel and Georget

Knocking Out The Hejaz Railway - Week 195

While the Germans are still advancing in Flanders (Operation Georgette), the other fronts are not always quiet. In Pales

The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge Raid - Week 196

At Villers-Bretonneux, German and British tanks clash marking the first tank-on-tank battle in history. In the same week

Pershing Under Pressure - The End Of La Lys - Week 197

Even though the German spring offensive is not able to gain any ground in Flanders, the allied casualties are mounting.

The Ostende Raid - Peace of Bucharest - Week 198

Even though the first raid on Ostende and the Raid on Zeebrugge were not entirely succesfull, the Royal Navy is still de

Rebellion - Week 199

The summer of 1918 saw many ethnic and political groups within the warring empires to openly rebel. The Austro-Hungarian

Bombs Away - German Thirst For Caucasian Oil - Week 200

In the 200th week of the war, the total nature of modern warfare is truly showing its face. The warring nations escalate

50 Miles To Paris - Third Battle Of The Aisne - Week 201

The German spring offensive has lost some traction over the past few weeks but the Allies are still under pressure. With

The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins - Week 202

The German Army is still threatening Paris and the situation for the Allies looks dire. Reluctantly, General Pershing ag

The French Counter Attack At Matz - Week 203

The French have cracked the German radio code on the Western Front and use their advantage for a counterattack at Matz.

Second Battle of the Piave River - Week 204

Even though Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević von Bojna warns against, the Austro-Hungarian Army goes on

The Run For The Baku Oil Fields - Week 205

While the Ottoman Army of Islam is marching on Baku and the Caspian Sea, multiple other players are trying to stake thei

The First Modern Battle - The Battle of Hamel - Week 206

The Battle of Hamel is considered as the first modern battle. Masterminded by Australian general John Monash, it include

The Gardeners Of Salonica Prepare A New Offensive - Week 207

The Macedonian Front has been quite since the recapture of Monastir except for some minor battles like at Skra. But the

2nd Battle Of The Marne - Turning Point On The Western Front - Week 208

The German Army launches an diversionary attack from the Rheims-Soisson salient and increases the pressure on Paris. But

Ludendorff's Last Swing - Week 209

All of Germany's recent offensives have been building up to Operation Hagen: An offensive in Flanders that was to divide

Four Years of War - Week 210

As the war turns 4 years old, there is still no end in sight. From the Western Front to the Caucasus and the Middle East

The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens - Week 211

Ludendorff and his generals didn't think the Allies had it in them, but this week they attack with the might off several

A Resounding Victory - German Morale Plummets - Week 212

As the Battle of Amiens is coming to an end, the Germans are desperately trying to stem the Allied advance and fortify n

Over By Christmas? - Growing Allied Confidence - Week 213

With the recent "Black Day of the German Army" and the success of the new strategy of Allied attacks along the Western F

The American First Army Gears Up - Germany Retreats - Week 214

As the German Army withdraws along the Western Front, the Entente prepares for ever more offensives. This includes the n

Red Terror in Soviet Russia - Week 215

After an almost successful attempt on Lenin's live, the Tscheka under Felix Dzerzhinsky responds with a terror campaign

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel - Week 216

The American First Army joins the fray on the Western Front with the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. All along the Western Front

Allied Breakthroughs In Palestine And Macedonia - Week 217

In a turbulent week of the First World War, the Allies break through at the Macedonian Front during the Battle of Vadar

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian Collapse - Week 218

This week, the biggest American military operation in history kicks off with 1.2 million American soldiers trying to tak

Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian Armistice - Week 219

While Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonika and effectively exits the war as the first of the Central Powers, the Hin

The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion Returns - Week 220

The Hindenburg Line or Siegfriedstellung is the backbone of the German defenses on the Western Front and this week 100 y

The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff Resigns - Week 221

As the Germans are retreating further and further during the Battle of the Selle, Erich Ludendorff – the German Quarte

Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio Veneto - Week 222

After the Battle of the Piave, the Italian front had been relatively quiet and stable. But just as unrest and instablity

Austria-Hungary Disintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the War - Week 223

The Ottoman Empire has been on the retreat in the Middle East since the renewed British offensive in September and now,

Revolution in Germany - Armistice in Austria - Week 224

Unrest within the German Empire is spreading, resentment against the war, the hunger and the elites is turning into revo

Armistice - But Peace? - Week 225

On November 11 1918, the German delegation and the Allies reach an agreement for an armistice. At the 11th hour the guns

New Wars and Revolutions - Demobilisation

The Russian Civil War in Early 1919

Greater Poland Uprising - Book Picks - Veteran Care

The Lenin Boys Go to War - Hungarian Soviet Republic

Bavarian Soviet Republic - 1919 Economy and Reconstruction

Mussolini and D'Annunzio on the Rise - Allies in Crisis Over Italy

US Soldiers Fighting in Russia - The End of the Polar Bear Expedition

Just Peace or Day of Dishonor? - The Treaty of Versailles

Estonia and Latvia Fight For Independence - Russian Civil War Baltic Front

The Allied Occupation of Germany After the Treaty of Versailles

Polish-Ukrainian War 1919 - The Battle for Lemberg

The Drive on Moscow - Russian Civil War Summer 1919

Communist Revolution in America? - The Red Scare

Worse Than Versailles? - The Treaty of Saint-Germain

The Freikorps Fights on - Estonia and Latvia War for Independence

The Tide Is Turning - Russian Civil War Fall 1919

The Graveyard of Empires Strikes Back - The British-Afghan War of 1919

The Brief Independence of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan

Treaty of Neuilly - A National Catastrophe for Bulgaria?

The Hungarian Romanian War & The Downfall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic

Adolf Hitler's First Steps In Politics - The Foundation of the Nazi Party

The Treaty of Versailles and the Economic Consequences of the Peace

The United States Goes Dry - Alcohol Prohibition

The Greco-Turkish War & The Turkish War of Independence

Diamonds or Self-Determination? - South West African Nationalism

The Freikorps Marches on Berlin - The Kapp Putsch

Irish War of Independence - Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas

The Failed Start of the League of Nations

Spoils of War for Britain and France - Redrawing the Map of the Middle East

Polish-Soviet War - First Phase 1919 - May 1920

The Spanish Flu Influenza Pandemic 1918 - 1920

The Treaty of Trianon - The Most Controversial of the Peace Treaties

The Peasants Rise Up Against The Bolsheviks - The Russian Civil War(s) 1920

German-Polish Proxy War In Silesia - French Troops On The Rhine

French War in Syria - British War Against the Iraqi Revolution

Greco-Turkish War - Treaty of Sèvres

Battle of Warsaw - Turning Point of Polish-Soviet War

Irish War of Independence - WW1 Veterans In A New Battle

Dividing Up the Middle East - The Creation of Lebanon

Russian Civil War in Central Asia

Polish-Lithuanian War - Caught Between Poland and Soviet Russia

Italian Proto-Fascists Occupy Fiume - The Adriatic Question

Bloody Sunday - Escalation in the Irish War of Independence

The Mexican Revolution - Bandits Turned Heroes

The Russian Civil War in Siberia

Anglo-Somali War - The Somali Dervish Movement

Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Anti-Colonial Resistance After WW1

The Persian Coup and the British Thirst for Oil

Attacking a Fortress Island Across The Frozen Sea - The Kronstadt Rebellion

Bloody Climax of the Anglo-Irish War - And a Truce

Banana Wars - US Marines Occupy Cuba, Haiti & Dominican Republic

Emperor Karl Wants His Crown Back - Habsburg Restoration Coups

Chinese Warlord Era - The Zhili-Anhui War

Battle of Annaberg - Germany and Poland Fight Over Silesia

French Troops March Into Germany - After The Treaty of Versailles

Banana Wars - US Occupation in Central America for A Fruit Company

British Economy After WW1 - Fear of the Bolshevik Brit

Outbreak of the Rif War - Spanish Defeat at Annual

Adolf Hitler Becomes Führer of the Nazi Party - Erzberger Assassinated

The Battle of Blair Mountain - West Virginia Coal Wars

Turning Point in the Greco-Turkish War - Battles of Sakarya and İnönü

Palestine Riots - Jewish Settlements Under British Protection

The Largest Anti-Bolshevik Uprising of the Russian Civil War

Worthless Paper Money - German Hyper-Inflation Starts After WW1

The Franco-Turkish War - Southern Front of the Turkish War of Independence

How Mussolini Founded The Italian Fascist Party

A Peace Treaty That Sparked A Civil War - The Anglo-Irish Treaty

Foreshadowing WW1 - Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912

World War Zero - The Russo Japanese War

China's Game of Thrones - Chinese Warlord Era 1922-1928

The Actual History of Ukrainian Independence

Spring 1917: Why the Allies Failed

The First Modern War? - Why the 2nd Boer War Was So Different

Why Russia's Smartest General Failed in 1916

Why Did The First World War Break Out?

How Turkey Fought a WW1 Peace Treaty - The Greek-Turkish War 1919-1923

Start of the Troubles in Ireland - Irish Civil War 1922-1923

Prelude to WW1 - The Balkan Wars 1912-1913

How Was the Soviet Union Founded?

United States Empire - The Spanish American War

Why the German Army Underestimated This Tank

British Empire Crackdown in South Africa - Boer War 1899-1902

Rise of Franco - The Spanish Rif War 1921-1926

Why Russia Lost the Polish-Soviet War

What Was the Deadliest Day of the First World War?

How the Russian Army Collapsed

Why WW1 Cavalry Was Essential on the Battlefield

Why Germany Lost the First World War

World War Zero: 3 Conflicts That Foreshadowed WW1

How the First World War Created the Middle East Conflicts

How Modern Snipers Were Created in the Trenches of World War 1

Why Germany Lost the Battle of Verdun

Why WW1 Turned Into Trench Warfare

Why Britain Lost the Irish War of Independence

Who Really Won The Battle of the Somme?

Why The First World War Failed to End in 1914

Why the Russian Revolution Failed

Was WW1 Pointless? - War Goals Of Every Major Nation

The Mexican Revolution - Bandits Turned Heroes

WW1 1916: The Year of Battles

Young Rommel's First Triumph: Battle of Caporetto 1917

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Was Germany Really Starved Into Surrender in WW1?

Battle for Gaza 1917: The Palestinian Campaign of WW1

The Irish Wars 1919-1923

The Most Pointless Battle of WW1? - Passchendaele 1917

Russia's Great Retreat 1915

In May 1915, the Central Powers launched one of the greatest offensive operations of the First World War. The armies of

The Spanish-American War 1898

In the last years of the 19th century, tension was building in the Caribbean. American newspapers were filled with grisl

Why Did the US Enter WW1?

In early 1917, the United States was still neutral in the First World War. Meanwhile, German leaders were getting desper

The First Poison Gas Attack of WW1: 2nd Battle of Ypres 1915

By April 1915, the Western Front was mired in trench warfare. Germany’s new Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenha

Why Did the First World War Break Out?

In the late 19th and early 20th century the great European powers were entangled in a series of escalating crises and wa

1917: Turning Point of WW1

Both the Entente and the Central Powers didn't achieve a breakthrough in 1916. 1917 would bring dramatic changes on all

4 Wars Directly After WW1

The armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the fighting between the Great Powers in the first world war. But for much of E

A German Soldier in WW1: Diary and Photos from 1914-1918

More than 13 million men served in the German army during the First World War. Most wrote letters home, some kept diarie

Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 1915

The first four months of 1915 witnessed a titanic struggle on the Eastern Front, in East Prussia, the Carpathians, Bukov

US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era

By the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new w

The Massive Forgotten Offensives of 1915

By the spring of 1915, the Western Front had bogged down into trench warfare. Allied offensives tried to break the deadl

Harsher Than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918

On March 3, 1918 the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) and Bolshevik Russia si

Why the Allies Lost the Battle of Gallipoli 1915

On April 25, 1915 Australian, British, New Zealand and French forces landed at the mouth of the Dardanelles to capture t

Outbreak of the Russian Civil War 1917-18

Following the Bolshevik takeover, the communist government under Vladimir Lenin wanted to end Russia's participation in

Why Italy Joined WW1 in 1915

When war broke out in 1914, Italy decided to remain neutral, even though it was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany