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Turks Retake Adrianople, Bulgaria Asks for Peace
Britain Winning Naval Arms Race, Churchill Says
With the centennial of the outbreak of hostilities coming up in 2014, Erik Sass will be looking back at the lead-up to the war, when seemingly minor moments of friction accumulated until the situation was ready to explode. He'll be covering those events 1
Kaiser Hopes for 25 More Years of Peace
“Twenty-five years of peace, Mr. Carnegie, and I hope there will be twenty-five more!” Thus Kaiser Wilhelm II greeted Andrew Carnegie, the world-famous industrialist and peace advocate, who had come to Berlin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kaise
Grand Vizier Assassinated, Serbia and Bulgaria Prepare for War
Falkenhayn Appointed Minister of War
First Balkan War Ends
The Arms Race Shifts into High Gear
Next Time France Won’t Back Down, Poincaré Vows
Origins of the Second Balkan War
Before the First Balkan War between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire was even over, another conflict was brewing—this time between the members of the Balkan League.
Poincaré Takes Office, Coup in Mexico
Installment #56: On February 18, center-right politician Raymond Poincaré took office in an inauguration ceremony at the Hôtel de Ville. Poincaré’s presidency was an important factor in the lead-up to the First World War for a number of reasons. Although
Coup in Constantinople
Installment #53: In January 1913 there was reason to hope the First Balkan War was winding down. After the Ottoman Empire suffered crushing defeats at the hands of the Balkan League—Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro—the two sides agreed to a ceasefi
Poincaré Elected President of France
Installment #52: On January 17, 1913, Raymond Poincaré, a leading conservative politician and the premier and foreign minister of France since January 1912, was elected President of France after a complicated, contentious five-way race, which at times pit
World War I Centennial: Rattling the Saber at Sea
Installment #15: One of the grand traditions of Britain’s Royal Navy was the royal review, in which all the vessels of the home fleet – the core force, responsible for protecting the British Isles from invasion – assembled for a ceremonial inspection by t