The History of the Twentieth Century

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089 A Good Five-Cent Cigar Sep 17, 2017

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President Wilson pushes through more reform legislation, including the Federal Reserve Act. The outbreak of the Great War creates a financial panic in the US, and Vice President Marshall pines for the days of a really good five-cent cigar.

088 The Miracle on the Marne Sep 10, 2017

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The German First Army was only thirty miles from Paris, and the final victory was tantalizingly close. But the German Army was weakening, and the French and British not so beaten as the Germans believed.

087 The Cossacks Are Coming! Aug 27, 2017

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In response to pleas from the French, the Russian Army undertakes an invasion of East Prussia in the hope of taking some of the pressure off of France.

086 Paris Cannot Hold Out Aug 20, 2017

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The failure of the French counteroffensive has the Allies in retreat across the front, and it now appears there is no stopping the Germans short of Paris.

085 Serbien muß sterbien Aug 13, 2017

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The Great War started as a conflict between Austria and Serbia. Now, amid all the other conflicts emerging as the war goes continental, Austria makes its bid to punish Serbia for the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand.

084 So Much the Better Jul 30, 2017

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The French plan to respond to a German offensive was a counteroffensive into the German center. The French attempted this on August 21-23; it was an utter failure.

083 The Flight of the Goeben Jul 23, 2017

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The outbreak of the Great War saw one of the German Navy's newest and most powerful battlecruisers in the Mediterranean. She was a threat to the Entente and had to be stopped. Only...what exactly is she trying to do?

082 No, Whatever the Consequences Jul 16, 2017

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The German war plan called for a massive offensive against France that would pass through Belgium, but one of the big unknowns in German war planning was whether the Belgians would resist, and if so, how fiercely.

081 Offense to the Utmost Jul 09, 2017

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French strategists emphasized the importance of offense and planned to respond to a German invasion with an offensive of their own. British strategy increasingly revolved around joining with France in a ground war.

080 Keep the Right Wing Very Strong Jun 25, 2017

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A look at how Germany and Russia planned to fight the Great War.

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