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Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [1] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.
Girls too young for paid jobs learned how they could help the war effort. Over 21 million people were killed or injured in World War I; in many cases, all of the men in one family were killed, numerous cities in Europe were destroyed, and family life throughout the world was greatly affected. [8]
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. . Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period o
Preparedness supporters were downcast, the antiwar people were jubilant. The United States would now be too weak to go to war. Colonel Robert L. Bullard privately complained that "Both sides [Britain and the German Empire] treat us with scorn and contempt; our fool, smug conceit of superiority has been exploded in our faces and deservedly.".
The media was expected to take sides, not to remain neutral, during World War I.When Wilhelm II declared a state of war in Germany on July 31, the commanders of the army corps (German: Stellvertretende Generalkommandos) took control of the administration, including implementing a policy of press censorship, which was carried out under Walter Nicolai.
Joseph Oklahombi (May 1, 1895 - April 13, 1960) was a Choctaw soldier in the United States Army during the First World War. [1] He was the most-decorated World War I soldier from Oklahoma . One of the Choctaw code talkers , he served in Company D, First Battalion, 141st Regiment , Seventy-first Brigade of the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division ...
The World War I Databook: The Essential Facts and Figures for All the Combatants. Aurum Press. ISBN 9781854107664. - Total pages: 323 ; Grohman, Adam M. (2008). Claimed by the Sea - Long Island Shipwrecks. LULU.com. ISBN 9780578008073. - Total pages: 241 ; Helgason, Guðmundur (2017a). "Ships hit during WWI: Principe Umberto". uboat.net