by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 31, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Even though Romania was “temporarily” knocked out of the war by the Treaty of Bucharest, which was signed on May 7, 1919, King Ferdinand and his entourage closely followed the evolution of the fighting on the Western and Macedonian fronts. Romanian generals prepared... by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 30, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Most often political and military events are handled and viewed by politicians in different ways. But what distinguishes good politicians from mediocre ones is the vision and the capacity to anticipate the consequences that an event can have on the country. This is... by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 29, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
What Romania went through in 1918 can be characterised very well by a famous saying: from agony to ecstasy. On August 27, 1916, Romania entered the First World War on the side of the Entente, with the purpose of uniting to the country the provinces inhabited by... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Dec 26, 2019 | Russian Empire
The Kerensky Offensive was the last attempt of the Russian interim government, which took power after the February Revolution and the removal of the Tsar, to keep Russia in the First World War. The offensive was launched in July 1917, at the initiative of Alexander... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Dec 24, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Shortly after occupying Bucharest in 1916, the German military devastated the homes of several Romanian politicians who supported, during the country’s neutrality, the entrance of Romania in the war on the side of the Entente. In his memoirs, Vasile Th. Cancicov...