Category: Russia

Southern Asia 1911

Strangling of Persia

Endeavoring to modernize, the new...

Asia Pacific 1912

Yuan Shikai and the Republic of China

The Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yatsen...

Northern Eurasia 1912

Chinese Revolution

In early 1912, the weak and corrupt government...

Europe 1914

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Serbia’s sudden expansion in the Balkan...

Northern Eurasia 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand...

Europe 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

On July 28, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia,...

Europe 1914

Great Retreat

The first weeks of WWI saw a confusing array...

Southern Asia 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

The end of July saw the outbreak of World War...

Europe 1914

Stalemate on the Western Front

By mid-September, Germany had been stopped in...

Southern Asia 1914

Battle of Sarikamish

After beating off an initial Russian invasion,...

Southern Asia 1915

Ottoman Raids in Persia and Sinai

The defeat at Sarikamish did not end smaller...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1915

Early Victories of the Schutztruppe

The Maritz rebellion forced South Africa to...

Southern Asia 1915

Gallipoli Campaign

By 1915, the War in Europe had reached a...

Southern Asia 1915

Niedermayer-Hentig Expedition

Even as the Allies were landing at Gallipoli,...

Southern Asia 1915

Persian Campaign

The Allies were already having difficulties...