1918: Year of victory
The German Spring Offensive or 'Kaiserschlacht' (Kaiser's Battle) of 1918 saw mobile warfare return to the Western Front after years...
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1917: Year of stalemate
In 1917, Germany adopted a defensive strategy on the Western Front to counter the growing strength of the Allies. Despite...
1916: Year of attrition
1916 witnessed two of the longest and most notorious battles of the First World War (1914-18). These two bloody struggles...
1915: Early trench battles
During 1915, the British and French undertook a series of unsuccessful attacks against the Germans on the Western Front. Apart...
1914: Mons to Christmas
In August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was sent across the Channel to support France. Although a small force compared...
1914: To arms
The outbreak of war in August 1914 was greeted with enthusiasm in Britain. But to meet its commitment to its...
The Middle East
The Middle East was the largest theatre of the First World War, and saw the British Empire and France fight...
First World War
The First World War was the first truly global conflict. From 1914 to 1918, fighting took place across several continents,...
Articles and Essays
A World at WarThe American Expeditionary Forces. . Photograph. c1919. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. LC-USZ62-113824. World War...
Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers’ Newspaper of World War I, 1918 to 1919
Timeline (1914 - 1921) Timeline (1914 - 1921) Timeline June 28, 1914Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated. July 28, 1914Austria-Hungary declares...
