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List of last surviving World War I veterans; List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I; List of military engagements of World War I; List of national border changes (1914–present) List of New Zealand soldiers executed during World War I; List of Polish divisions in World War I; List of Welsh Victoria Cross recipients of World War I
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War I: . World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
A Companion to World War I (2012) 38 topics essays by scholars; Joll, James, The Origins of the First World War (1984) Kennan, George (1984). The Fateful Alliance: France, Russia, and the Coming of the First World War. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0394534947; Kennedy, Paul M., ed. The War Plans of the Great Powers, 1880–1914. (1979 ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The first tentative efforts to comprehend the meaning and consequences of modern warfare began during the initial phases of World War I; this process continued throughout and after the end of hostilities, and is still underway more than a century later.
HMHS Britannic sinks after hitting a German mine, becoming the largest ship lost during WW1. Politics: Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, dies and is succeeded by Charles I. November 25 Naval
W. Paul Wakefield (general) War crimes in World War I; War Finance Corporation; War Industries Board; War Office Subsidy Scheme; War tax due stamp; The war to end war