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Hubatsch, Walther; Backus, Oswald P (1963), Germany and the Central Powers in the World War, 1914–1918, Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas, OCLC 250441891; Karau, Mark D. Germany's Defeat in the First World War: The Lost Battles and Reckless Gambles That Brought Down the Second Reich (ABC-CLIO, 2015) scholarly analysis. excerpt; Kitchen ...
It is still recited today, especially on Remembrance Day and Memorial Day. [336] [337] A typical village war memorial to soldiers killed in World War I. National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is a memorial dedicated to all Americans who served in World War I. The Liberty Memorial was dedicated on 1 November 1921. [338]
Hewitson, Mark. "Germany and France before the First World War: a reassessment of Wilhelmine foreign policy." English Historical Review 115.462 (2000): 570-606; argues Germany had a growing sense of military superiority; Hewitson, Mark. Germany and the Causes of the First World War (2004), thorough overview; Jarausch, Konrad (1973).
Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914–1919 (2004) Verhey, Jeffrey. The Spirit of 1914. Militarism, Myth and Mobilization in Germany (Cambridge University Press 2000) Watson, Alexander. Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I (2014) Welch, David. Germany, Propaganda and Total War, 1914–1918 (2003) Williams, John.
The French centre suffered severe losses and retreated; but the west and east flanks both held their ground. However, the retreat of cavalry divisions to the far west exposed the French west flank. With news of his situation, and the fact that his flanks could give and be completely enwrapped, Lanrezac ordered a general retreat into northern ...
During WWI (1914-1918), large numbers of women were recruited into jobs that had either been vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war, or had been created as part of the war effort. The high demand for weapons and the overall wartime situation resulted in munitions factories collectively becoming the largest employer of American women by ...
The crisis escalated as the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was joined by their allies Russia, Germany, France, and ultimately Belgium and the United Kingdom. Other factors that came into play during the diplomatic crisis leading up to the war included misperceptions of intent (such as the German belief that Britain would remain ...
The United States declares war on Germany. [63] April 7 Politics: Cuba declares war on Germany. [24] Politics: Panama declares war on Germany. [24] Asian and Pacific: Scuttling of SMS Cormoran in Guam, the only hostile action between American and German forces in the Pacific. April 9 – May 17 Western: Second Battle of Arras.