The Great War: 100 Years Ago

The Ark Royal was the first ship completed as an aircraft carrier, having been purchased by the Royal Navy while still only a frame and being replanned from that early point as a purpose built carrier ship.  As a ship he was a humble design, capable of… more »

Admiral Spee's raiding force, short of supplies and in need of repair, decided to attack the coaling station at the Falklands to pick up fuel and prepare for either a dash to Germany or movement back to the Pacific.  Unfortunately the British has… more »

U-18, a U-17 type submarine, captained by Kptlt. von Hennig, is sunk by the trawler Dorothy Gray while trying to penetrate Scapa Flow.  This would be one of only two attempts on the main British Naval base by submarine during the Great War.  Despute the… more »

Although a hollow gesture by 1914, on 11 November, 2014 Sultan Mehmed V declared jihad on the western powers, allowing (by Caliphat standards) any individual dying in the Great War who fought for the German Central Powers to recieve preference in… more »

A battle off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel between the British South Atlantic Squadron under Christopher Cradock and the German East Asia Squadron under Von Spee.  The battle was a decisive loss for the British, who suffered the… more »