by Laurentiu Dologa | Mar 26, 2019 | World War I in 1918
In the early years of the Great War, the Germans had total air superiority. In spite of constant improvements, Allied aircraft were outgunned and outmatched. But everything will change when a revolutionary invention by a Roman scientist is introduced. In the early... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 26, 2019 | Czechoslovakia, Russian Empire
By defeating the Red Guards and taking control of the Siberian railway, the Czechoslovak Legion gave a helping hand to the White movement, a loose coalition of forces opposed to the new Bolshevik regime. Moreover, the Whites even requested their help, hoping for a... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 25, 2019 | Austria, Hungary, World War I in 1918
The idea of the dissolution of the Dual Monarchy was starting to gain serious ground from the middle of 1917 onwards. Its various peoples desired their independence more and more, not resonating with the policy put into practice by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Even on... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Mar 24, 2019 | Romania
Following the failure of the 1916 campaign, about two-thirds of Romania’s territory came under the occupation of the Central Powers. The occupation forces, especially the German ones, wanted to punish Romania for entering the war against them and, in particular, to... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 22, 2019 | Czechoslovakia, Russian Empire
Immediately after the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, the Czechoslovak Legion decided that the struggle for independence against the Austro-Hungarian Empire must continue and were set to go to France, half a world away. They avoided enemy capture and headed for the east of...