First Battle of the Marne
6 September 1914 — French and British forces begin the counteroffensive known as the First Battle of the Marne. The German advance toward Paris is halted and German armies withdraw toward...
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6 September 1914 — French and British forces begin the counteroffensive known as the First Battle of the Marne. The German advance toward Paris is halted and German armies withdraw toward...
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August–September 1914 — Germany concentrates major forces against France and advances through Belgium. The operational scheme derives from years of German planning associated with Alfred ...
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July 1914 — Russian leaders view Serbia as both a political partner and a test of Russian great-power credibility in the Balkans. Previous retreats in regional crises make another diploma...
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28 June–4 August 1914 — Sarajevo creates the crisis, but successive decisions by Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France and Britain determine how far it spreads. The investigation shoul...
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1914–1918 wartime production — Krupp is one of Germany's most important heavy industrial and armaments firms. The company supplies artillery, steel products and other military equipment r...
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Untitled1914–1918 — Industrial warfare requires food, coal, metals, chemicals, credit and shipping on unprecedented scales. Britain attempts to deny overseas resources to Germany through ...
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