Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Live blogging the First World War

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I had the great idea of doing a few blog posts on the anniversary of events in the First World War. Then I decided to turn this into a dedic...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

13 The Armistice

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. By October 1918 things were looking pretty rough for the Germa...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

12 Der Kaiserschlacht

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. The Russian revolution and Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with the...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

11 The French army mutinies

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. In 1917 the French had a new commander, one Robert Nivelle. He...
Monday, June 23, 2014

10 The USA enters the war

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. The USA declared war on Germany on the 6th of April 1917. Amer...
Sunday, June 22, 2014

09 The Russian Revolution

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. The Russian Revolution was a long process that began on the 8...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

08 The Somme

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. If you are an English-speaker and know anything about the Firs...
Friday, June 20, 2014

07 The Brusilov Offensive

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. By 1916 the Russians had endured two years of battering at t...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

06 Verdun

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. In February 1916 the Germans launched an offensive against th...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

05 The Armenian Genocide

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I continue my quick journey through some key events of the First World War. People usually think of the First World War as being about s...