The Great War Series

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Note: For the convenience of readers who are following my Great War series, this page provides links to all articles published thus far, in chronological order from first to most recent. The links are organized under three headings: Introductory Articles, Chronological Narrative and Special Studies. Notes on recommended reading and a compilation of related outside links will also be provided as the series progresses. For those who have followed it thus far, thanks very much for your interest and comments.

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Introductory Articles

• The Great War Part One: The Roots of Catastrophe

• The Great War Part Two: The Armies of 1914

• The Great War Part Three: The Myth of the Master Plan

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Chronological Narrative

The Western & Eastern Fronts

• The Great War Part Four: Opening Round in the West (1)

• The Great War Part Five: Opening Round in the West (2)

• The Great War Part Six: Opening Round in the East (1)

• The Great War Part Seven: Opening Round in the East (2)

• The Great War Part Eight: Opening Round in the East (3)

• The Great War Part Nine: Opening Round in the East (4)

• The Great War Part Ten: Opening Round in the East (5)

• The Great War Part Eleven: Opening Round in the East (6)

• The Great War Part Twelve: Opening Round in the West (3)

• The Great War Part Thirteen: Opening Round in the West (4)

• The Great War Part Fourteen: Opening Round in the West (5)

• The Great War Part Fifteen: Conclusion of the Opening Round

• The Great War Part Sixteen: Second Round in the East (1)

The War at Sea

• The Great War at Sea: On the Eve

• The Great War at Sea: Strategic Imperatives

• The Great War at Sea: Pursuit of the Goeben

• The Great War at Sea: Triumph and Tragedy at Coronel

• The Great War at Sea: Victory in the South Atlantic

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Special Studies

• Trench Warfare on the Western Front

• The German Great General Staff

• Mobilization of the German Army, August 1914

• The German Infantry Division 1914-18

• The British Expeditionary Force 1914

• The French Army

• The Russian Army

• The Austro-Hungarian Army

• Warships of the Great War Part One

• Warships of the Great War Part Two

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Recommended Reading

• The Real War 1914-18 by Captain B.H. Liddell Hart

• The General, a Novel by C.S Forester

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Recommended Links

Orders of Battle

• The Russian Army, 1914 (Mark Conrad): A comprehensive order of battle of the Russian Army as of July 1914

• Austro-Hungarian Army, Galician & Serbian Theaters, 1914: Nafziger Orders of Battle Collection; Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library

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