Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The First World War in the Baltic Sea: Volume I: Essen’s Triumph, 1914 to February 1915

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By Mark Harris Helion and Company, 2025 Reviewed by Jim Gallen Russian Armored Cruiser Rurik , Launched 1908 Roads to the Great War readers...
Monday, June 15, 2026

The Men Who Brought the Doctrine of the Offensive à Outrance to the French Army

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The Siege of Paris, 1871 by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier By Charles W. Sanders, Jr. The Disgrace of Sedan The search for doctrine was a majo...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Eyewitness: "I Saw Rheims Cathedral Burn"

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  Click on Images Below If Reading on Small Device The Cathedral Today Source:  The Great War, "I Was There" – Undying Memories of...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Remembering a Veteran: Captain Robert Gee, VC, MC, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, MC, VC

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Born on 7 May 1876 in Leicester (England), Robert Gee  was orphaned at age nine and lived in a workhouse and orphanage until he joined the 4...
Friday, June 12, 2026

The German Army's Massive Logistical Support for Its Verdun Operations

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Concrete 380mm Artillery Position Built at Duzey 17 Miles from Verdun During the long and careful buildup for their Verdun offensive, Operat...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

The History of the Doughboys' Campaign Hat (Video)

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Saga of the Irish Canadian Rangers in the Great War

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By James Patton At the start of the First World War, some Canadians wondered how their large population of Irish immigrants would respond to...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Her Privates We

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By Frederic Manning CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013  Andrew Roberts, Reviewer British Attack at Neuve-Chapelle Originally ...
Monday, June 8, 2026

The Funeral of Edward VII Marked the End of an Age: Ten Who Were There, Part II

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  By Assistant Editor, Kimball Worcester It was just noon when the purple-draped train carrying the coffin and its of mourners moved out of ...
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