Source Records of the Great War V1: Causes

by Charles Francis Horne

This volume includes a certificate noting that it is registered in the name of my grandfather and his brothers, and it holds a certificate with my great-grandfather's military record of service to that time.

Genres: History

418 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1931

About the author

Charles Francis Horne (born January 12, 1870 in Jersey City, New Jersey - died September 13, 1942 in Annapolis, Maryland) was an American author of books. He wrote or edited more than one hundred books, mostly multi-volume history works. He was a Professor of English at City College of New York.

Reviews

[Dave Beeman]

Major events for 1915 in the west looks at German military rule in occupied France; Neuve Chapelle, Germany protest against American munition sales policy; the Second Battle of Ypres; the sinking of the Lusitania; the big allied offensive in the West (the battles of Champagne and Loos); the execution of Edith Cavell; the establishment of the Middle-Europe Empire and the U-boat war on commerce. All are presented with views provided by all party's concerned.

On the Eastern Front, covered in detail are chapters including Turkeys loses in the Caucasus, the British naval disaster in the Dardalelles, the surrender of Przemysl, the battle of the Passes where Russia reaches the peak of her success against Austria, the Turkish massacres of the Armenians, breaking the Russian front at Dunajec, the fall of Warsaw, Russia's desperate rally, Bulgaria joins the Central Powers, Serbia finally crushed by the combined forces of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria, the exodus of the Serbs into Albania and Greece, Italian entry into the war, and the agony of Polish occupation of German forces.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read, especially when you consider it was published in 1931, prior to World War II. It's a highly biased book, with some portions reading more like propaganda than history.