WW I: The First Poem of the War Fortells
John Maesfield is not read so much today, though he was widely admired in the years before the war broke …
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WW I: Peace Rallies in the Rain
In England there was considerably more doubt about the lust for war than in France, where the Socialists had voted …
WW I: German Demand to Belgium
August 2, 1914: Germany issues Belgium with an ultimatum which demands that Germany be allowed to occupy Belgium in anticipation of a …
WW I: Opposition
From the Manchester Guardian, August 1, 1914 “Who, then, makes war? The answer is to be found in the chancelleries …