The Great War, 1914-1918

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“From the July Crisis to the Guns of August”

"From the July Crisis to the Guns of August"

5:30 pm – 8:50 pm
February 5, 2025

READ:

  • Strachan, Chapter 2 (Recommended)
  • Graves, Chapters XI-XV
  • Mombauer, "July Crisis 1914"

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  • “Europe on the Precipice, II” January 29, 2025
  • “The War of Movement” February 12, 2025

Upcoming Events

  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, January 15, 2025 – "Introduction: The World Before the War"
  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, January 22, 2025 – "Europe on the Precipice, I"
  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, January 29, 2025 – "Europe on the Precipice, II"
  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, February 5, 2025 – "From the July Crisis to the Guns of August"
  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, February 12, 2025 – "The War of Movement"
  • 5:30 pm – 8:50 pm, February 19, 2025 – "The War Beyond Europe"

The War in the News

How World War I ushered in the modern world
Imagine you're a military officer in World War I. Armies have grown so large, you can no longer communicate just by the sound of your voice or the wave of your hand. You… ∞
Virginia Tattoo to honor US entry into WWI
J. Scott Jackson calls it the worst kind of tattoo regret. When someone approaches the director of the Virginia International Tattoo and admits to him that, even though they’re a long-time resident of… ∞
The telegram that brought America into the war
A hundred years after British intelligence intercepted the Zimmermann telegram, Dr David Kenyon, research historian at Bletchley Park, talks about how the telegram altered the course of the First World War and influenced… ∞

Resources

  • Reading Historically
  • Reading (and Understanding) Literature
  • Viewing (and Understanding) Painting
  • How History is Made
  • JSTOR
  • Project Muse

The War on the Web

  • 1914-1918 online
  • BBC World War I
  • First World War Centenary
  • Imperial War Museum
  • World War I: A Resource Guide
  • World War I Document Archive
  • WWI Timeline

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