by admin | Feb 23, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The metrics from World War I are horrific. In all, there were 37m military and civilian casualties – 16m dead and 21m wounded. Never before had a conflict brought such devastation in terms of death and injury. In response, during the four years of the war,... by admin | Feb 22, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The part of Romania which was conquered and occupied by the Central Powers was not only more important strategically (closeness to the Danube and to the Balkans), but it was also economically more interesting (resources). Immediately after the invasion of Bucharest on... by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | World War I in 1918
Some political catastrophes come without warning. Others are long foretold, but governments still walk open-eyed into disaster. As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit looms, most analysts agree that there will be severe economic and political... by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Romania, Yugoslavia
The story of kingdom of Serbia is fabulous. After a series of remarkable successes against Austria-Hungary in 1914, Serbia was ultimately defeated during the autumn of 1915 by German, Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian forces. The entire country was occupied, but remnants... by admin | Feb 16, 2019 | World War I in 1918
At 11 o’clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, inside a train carriage in a clearing near Compiègnea, the armistice between the powers of the Entente and Germany was signed. Negotiations began on November 8 in a train carriage that had been...