Roads to the Great War
Friday, October 16, 2026

The Origins of "No Man's Land" (Redux)

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Zonnebeke Sir William Orpen, 1918 By Editor/Publisher Mike Hanlon When I came across the information below, I realized I needed to delete my...
Thursday, October 15, 2026

Jane Addams's War Against Preparedness

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  Jane Addams, Front Row Second from Left (April 1915) En Route to the Hague Conference After World War I began in 1914, Chicago-based, inte...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Eyewitness: Major Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion Receives a Message from the Boche

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Left: From a Reenactment at the Actual Site: Soldiers in Rifle Pits and Whittlesey with Senior Officers; Right:  Site Marker on Hillside On ...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

John Buchan's Incredibly Productive War

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A writer, soldier, politician, and public servant, John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 in Perth, Scotland. His father was a lively charac...
Monday, October 12, 2026

When Canada Realized It Needed a Navy

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Early Recruiting Poster We have always been a destroyer navy, a navy that has small ships capable of doing big things anywhere that Canada n...
Sunday, October 11, 2026

The Mistaken Assumption Behind the "Blank Check"

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The July Crisis Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans! Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, 1888 By Editor Mike Hanlon On 5 July 1914, Alexander...
Saturday, October 10, 2026

Weapons of War: Forging the Giant Cannons (Video)

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Thanks to our friend and long-time contributor Robin Clayton of Walnut, Mississippi, for discovering this video
Friday, October 9, 2026

Liberating the Somme: The 1918 Battle of Chuignes

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The slaughter of the enemy in the tangled valleys was considerable, for our Infantry are always vigorous bayonet fighters. They received muc...
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