Timeline
TimelineThe following timeline is not a comprehensive listing of all the events during the opening campaign of 1914, nor during the Battle at the Marne. Instead it lists those events…
Chasing the Great Retreat
Today for Gus' Gear I am doing another book report. "Chasing the Great Retreat: The German Cavalry Pursuit of the British Expeditionary Force before the Battle of the Marne August…
The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914.”
Today for Gus' Gear, as I am away from the collection, I have another book that I have been planning on doing a report on. It is another work of…
Belgium at the start of the war –part one
Historians have not done justice to discussing the Belgian army at the start of World War I. It is sort of skipped over while Great thought is poured into what…
Handstreich!
Another book report for Gus' Gear as I have run out of gear to post. This page is hosted by Col (ret) Joseph Robinson, who along with COL (ret) Janet…
Cavalry always seemed to keep their distance
During the opening weeks of the war on the western front, when cavalry forces did encounter each other, they often dismounted and exchanged gunfire from a significant distance before withdrawing…
Aleksander’s Book Corner
Incidents of friendly artillery fire in August 1914 Aleksander’s Book Corner Incidents of friendly artillery fire in August 1914 In this blog post we will have a look at…
‘the emptiness of the battlefield’
During the opening weeks of the war soldiers on all sides noted how empty the battlefields were. The Germans came up with a term to describe this; 'die Leere des…
Tore’s Tuesday. The evolution of the S84/98 bayonet.
Tore’s Tuesday. The evolution of the S84/98 bayonet. From a little used bayonet type, to becoming one of the most famous bayonets in the world.Today’s blog will mostly be about…
Falkenhayn Mobilizations
As not a single person gave me a hint of what they wanted I am doing a subject that always fascinated me. This was heavily foot noted and attributed to…