World War I Book

Franco-Prussian War Begins-July 19, 1870     4
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand-June 28, 1914     6
Battle of Tannenberg Begins-August 26, 1914     8
Battle of the Marne Begins-September 5, 1914     10
First Battle of Ypres Begins-October 20, 1914     12
First Zeppelin Raid on London-May 31, 1915     14
Allies Land in Gallipoli-April 25, 1915     16
Sinking of the Lusitania-May 7, 1915     18
Italy Enters the War-May 23, 1915     20
Battle of Verdun Begins-February 21, 1916     22
Battle of Jutland Begins-May 31, 1916     24
Brusilov Offensive Begins-June 4, 1916     26
Battle of the Somme Begins-July 1, 1916     28
U.S. Enters the War-April 6, 1917     30
Third Battle of Ypres Begins-July 31, 1917     32
Allenby Takes Jerusalem-December 9, 1917     34
Russia Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk-March 3, 1918     36
German Spring Offensive Begins-March 21, 1918     38
"Black Day of the German Army"-August 8, 1918     40
Armistice Signed-November 11, 1918     42
Paris Peace Conference Opens-January 12, 1919     44
Key Figures in World War I     46
Glossary     47
Further Information     47
Index     48