A history of the First World War: No.12 Mons, the British baptism of fire.
Mons is one of those battles that evokes great pride amongst many people in Britain today. The mere mention ofContinue Reading
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A history of the First World War: No. 9 The Siege of the Liège Forts.
The beginning of August 1914 on the Western Front saw the great German march begin, when the German Fourth ArmyContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.8 Der Kriegsherr von 1914 (Part 2 of 2).
Part 2 of Der Kriegsherr von 1914 will continue to look at the warlords or commanders that played a significantContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.7 Der Kriegsherr von 1914 (Part 1 of 2).
The following article is not about the statesmen of their respective empires like Wilhelm Kaiser of Germany, King George VContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.5 Mobilisation and the groundswell of enthusiasm.
I often wonder if the belligerent powers of the First World War had a magical crystal ball to see intoContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.4 Austria bombs Belgrade and all hell breaks loose.
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888)” –Otto VonContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.3 The blame game and some thoughts on the July crisis of 1914.
“What decided the German government to prepare for an eventual European War was a crisis that was brewing not inContinue Reading
The Winds of Change, New York City 1945
Every year millions of migrating birds fly over New York City, using it as a stop over while on theirContinue Reading
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