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Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers: Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers
The Battle of the Frontiers was a series of battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium shortly after the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Frontiers - Prelude
The objective of the French Plan XVII was to recapture the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine, lost in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, pinning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia - World War I
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll - Deaths Caused By Humans
List of wars and disasters by death toll - War and military action. These figures include deaths of civilians from diseases, famine, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not be fully felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Europe
List of military engagements of World War I - Western Front. First Battle of the Aisne Battle of Loos Battle of Liège Battle of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Hostilities
Some of the first hostilities of the war occurred in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean, in the colonies and territories of the European pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main article: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in Oct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Eastern Front
World War I - Initial Actions. Main article: Eastern Front (World War I) While the Western Front had reached stalemate in the trenche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Introduction
World War I is infamous for the protracted stalemate of trench warfare along the Western Front, embodied within a system of opposing mann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Hostilities
Some of the first hostilities of the war occurred in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean, in the colonies and territories of the European pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main article: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in Oct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Eastern Front
World War I - Initial Actions. Main article: Eastern Front (World War I) While the Western Front had reached stalemate in the trenche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Introduction
World War I was fought by the Allied Powers on one side, and the Central Powers on the other, resulting in eventual victory for the Allie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Other Names
World War I has also been called "The Great War" (a title previously used to refer to the Napoleonic Wars) or sometimes "the war to end a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll - Deaths Caused By Natural Disasters
List of wars and disasters by death toll - Earthquake. 830,000 - Shaanxi earthquake (China, 1556) 286,000 - Indian Ocean earthquake &a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Wars And Disasters By Death Toll - Death From Other Causes
List of wars and disasters by death toll - Fire. ca. 2,500 - Church of La Compana (Santiago, Chile, 1863) ca. 2,000 - Peshtigo Fire, (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requested a ceasefire on 3 October 1918. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Russian Revolution
Dissatisfaction with the Russian government's conduct of the war grew despite the success of the June 1916 Brusilov offensive in eastern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Middle Eastern Theatre
List of military engagements of World War I - Sinai and Palestine Campaign. First Suez Offensive Battle of Romani or "The Second Suez ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Hostilities
Some of the first hostilities of the war occurred in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean, in the colonies and territories of the European pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Naval Engagements
See also: Naval warfare of World War I List of military engagements of World War I - Atlantic Theatre. First Battle of Heligoland Bigh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main articles: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Eastern Front
World War I - Initial Actions. Main articles: Eastern Front (World War I), and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main articles: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Contemporary Wars
Some historians consider some of these wars as being part of World War I, as they are considered to have a direct connection to the start...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Air Engagements
World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Trenches
The perception of war in 1914 was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great enthusiasm by these people. The com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Battles
Some of the very first actions of the war occurred far from Europe, in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean. On August 8 1914 a combined Frenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Frontiers - Charleroi & Mons
By 20 August, Lanrezac's Fifth Army had begun to concentrate on a 40 km front along the Sambre, centred on Charleroi and extending east t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Frontiers - Alsace & Lorraine
On 7 August the first French attack of the war, known as the Battle of Mulhouse, began in the south when the French VII Corps advanced in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frontiers: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Frontiers - Ardennes Offensive
Under Plan XVII, the French offensive against the German centre through the lower Ardennes was to involve the Third, Fourth and Fifth Fre...   » Read the article