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AP 24.932 WWI – Music Video (Silencio by Carlos Gardel)
Homage to the French soldiers of WWI.
Carlos Gardel
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AP 24.924 WWI – Trench Assault
CAVEAT – Although this post contains scenes that show cinematic interpretation of a battle, the content may be intense for some viewers.
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AP 24.916 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (December 1914)
Mission Accomplished? – The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade
During the first week of December, Austria manages to capture Belgrade. Thereby Austria is the first nation to achieve one of its war aims. The victorious Austrians are joyful, but the Serbs strike back and the Austrian euphoria takes a sudden end.
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AP 24.915 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (November 1914)
The Ottoman Empire Enters The War
Three months after the outbreak of the war, another world power enters the conflict: The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman war minister Enver Pascha, a supporter of a new Turkish self confidence, wants to gain advantages for a future Turkey by declaring war.
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AP 24.914 WWI – A Snapshot of the War (September 1914)
September 25, 1914
The Russian War Machine & The Race To The Sea
Sparked by the desperate state of the Austrians, the Russian army goes on the offensive. General Ivanov even tries to use his numerical superiority to make up for the German victories a few weeks ago.
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AP 24.912 WWI – The Schlieffen Plan
Austria-Hungary starts the bombardment of Belgrade. What follows is a deployment race of armies between all major powers in Europe. Nobody wanted to be unprepared in case of an attack. Germany is implementing the Schlieffen-Plan. The idea is to avoid a two front war by conquering Paris via Belgium. After that the full attention would be diverted to Russia. One thing gets clear in the first days at the Western Front: This war is going to be different – this was modern warfare.
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AP 24.907 WWI – Alliance Review: Who were the Allies and Central Powers?
Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia)
Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
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AP 24.904 WWI – 100 Facts that Tell the Story of World War One
Collection of 10 facts in 10 different topics– they fit together to explain some of the key causes, battles, social changes and more to give an overview of the devastating conflict.
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AP 24.901 WWI – The Great War Channel 101
‘The Great War’ shows you the history of the First World War in the four years from 1914 to 1918, over 100 years ago.
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AP 24.900 100 years in 70 seconds – USA (Nina)
100 years of beauty in 70 seconds
Time lapse of models getting their hair and makeup done to match every decade from 1910 to 2010. Continue reading Post ID 42994
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AP 24.897 Before WWI – Music before WWI
LISTEN – WATCH – FEEL
the music and dances that shaped the world prior to World War IOperas Waltzes, Drama, Impressionism, Ballroom, Classical, Victorian, Symphonies, Romanticism, Concertos, Ballets, Chamber music
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AP 24.896 Before WWI – The Balkan Wars
This is a post that centers on the military tensions and campaigns in the Balkan regions that took place as the Ottoman empire began to crumble.
It’s the year of 1912 . . . before The Powder Keg of Europe becomes EXPLOSIVE! Continue reading Post ID 42994
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AP 24.890 Russian Revolution – Russia’s WWI Experience
1914 Russian propaganda poster. The upper inscription reads “agreement”. The uncertain Britannia (right) and Marianne (left) look to the determined Mother Russia (center) to lead them in the coming war. Continue reading Post ID 42994
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