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New Year in a World at War

"When twelve o’clock struck there was only a little shudder among the crowd and a distant muffled cheer and then everyone seemed to melt away again, leaving me standing there with tears in my eyes and feeling absolutely wretched."

The WWI Christmas Truce of 1914

On this date in 1914, exhausted World War I foes put down their guns to enjoy a brief period of peace, music, and camaraderie.

First Battle of Champagne Begins

German Navy Bombards British Towns

December 16, 1914: German Ships Shell Scarborough, Hartlepool, Whitby

Revenge at the Falklands

Serbian Victory at Kolubara

The Gallipoli Plan

Revolving Door War on the Eastern Front

Ypres, the Final Fury

November 1-9, 1914: A Global Conflict

A series of events in November 1914 give a good idea of the incredible scope of the Great War – a manmade catastrophe whose size and complexity seemed to defy human comprehension or control.

Turning Point at Ypres, Turks Join Central Powers

Apocalypse at Ypres

Prelude to Apocalypse

We're covering the events of World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

The Fall of Antwerp

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 148th installment in the series.

Battle of Arras

The Siege of Antwerp

The Race to the Sea Begins

Reims Cathedral Burns

The Birth of Trench Warfare

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 143rd installment in the series.

The Miracle on the Marne

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 142nd installment in the series.

Annihilation at Tannenberg

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 141st installment in the series.

Charleroi and Mons

“The War to End All Wars”

Bloodbath at Liège

While the most enduring images of World War I come from the long period of trench warfare, the bloodiest phases were actually the shorter “war of movement” at the beginning and end of the conflict.

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