History of the World War, Volume 1 (of 7) : $b An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war — John Shaqi
History of the World War, Volume 1 (of 7) : $b An authentic narrative of the world's greatest warMarch, Francis A., Jr.
History
History of the World War, Volume 1 (of 7) : $b An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war
March, Francis A., Jr.
World War, 1914-1918
Never before in the history of the world were so many races and peoples
mingled in a military effort as those that came together under the
command of Marshal Foch. If we divide the human races into white,
yellow, red and black, all four were largely represented. Among the
white races there were Frenchmen, Italians, Portuguese, English,
Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Canadians, Australians, South Africans (of
both British and Dutch descent), New Zealanders; in the American army,
probably every other European nation was represented, with additional
contingents from those already named, so that every branch of the
white race figured in the ethnological total.
There were representatives of many Asiatic races, including not only
the volunteers from the native states of India, but elements from the
French colony in Cochin China, with Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, Laos,
and Kwang Chau Wan. England and France both contributed many African
tribes, including Arabs from Algeria and Tunis, Senegalese, Saharans,
and many of the South African races. The red races of North America
were represented in the armies of both Canada and the United States,
while the Maoris, Samoans, and other Polynesian races were likewise
represented. And as, in the American Army, there were men of German,
Austrian, and Hungarian descent, and, in all probability, contingents
also of Bulgarian and Turkish blood, it may be said that Foch commanded
an army representing the whole human race, united in defense of the
ideals of the Allies.
[Illustration: TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY THE ALLIES UNDER THE ARMISTICE
OF NOVEMBER 11, 1918
Dotted area, invaded territory of Belgium, France, Luxembourg and
Alsace-Lorraine to be evacuated in fourteen days; area in small
squares, part of Germany west of the Rhine to be evacuated in
twenty-five days and occupied by Allied and U. S. troops; lightly
shaded area to east of Rhine, neutral zone; black semi-circles,
bridge-heads of thirty kilometers radius in the neutral zone to be
occupied by Allied armies.]
It will be seen that more than ten times the number of neutral persons
were engulfed in the maelstrom of war. Millions of these suffered
from it during the entire period of the conflict, four years three
months and fifteen days, a total of 1,567 days. For almost four years
Germany rolled up a record of victories on land and of piracies on and
under the seas.
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