Monday, August 4, 2014

Begining of the Great War

Today marks the start of WWI with the invasion of Belgium by Germany in 1914. The conflict would claim the lives of 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians. The United States would not enter the war until 1917.
 
The great war from spectator to participant, by Andrew C. McLaughlin.
This report refers to the Bryce Report  on the conditions which in Belgium.
NARA Website on WWI

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