The Great War: 100 Years Ago

The Battle of Heligoland Bight was a minor skirmish in the north Atlantic near the German coast.  The UK Navy was able to ambush a German cruiser patrol of 6 light cruisers, 19 torpedo boats, and 12 minesweepers under the command of Franz Hipper with a… more »

The last of the Liege forts fall.  While the city of Liege surrendered early in the battle of Liege, the Liege forts continued to fight.  They were reduced one by one using Krupp L/12 420-millimetre M-Gerät 14 Kurze Marine-Kanone and… more »

There are many ways to look at the horror and loss of the Great War, but one of the most visually arresting in its expression of emotion is painting.   With millions of men and women fighting for the military of the Entente and the Allies it is not… more »

With the Austria-Hungary empire at war with Russia, France and the UK declare war in return.  The original causes of the war, troubles in the Balkans, have now been overshadowed by rapid responses to treaties and percieved national slights. more »

The battlecruiser SMS Goeben and the light cruiser SMS Breslau arrive in Turkey after avoiding the entire British Mediterranean Fleet.  The result of the humiliation would result in the Ottoman Empire entering the war on the side of the Central Powers. more »