World's War Events $v Volume 3: Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919.
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World's War Events $v Volume 3: Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919.
World War, 1914-1918
Germany attains eastern ambitions, III, 154;
declares war on France, I, 35;
industrial expansion of, I, 127;
mobilizes, I, 35;
loses prestige in the East, III, 181;
must destroy either French or British army, III, 158;
need for Central Africa, III, 46:
perfidy of Government, II, 222;
plans of, I, 128-133;
preparation for defense, I, 201-202;
proclaims ruthless submarine warfare, II, 194;
sends note on submarine warfare, I, 307-308
Germany's African colonies, strategic importance of, III, 46-47
_Glasgow_, in Coronel fight, I, 146-157
_Gneisenau_, in Falkland fight, I, 147-171
Gompers, Samuel, labor leader, assistance rendered to government,
II, 325;
on Council of National Defense, II, 325-326
_Good Hope_, sunk, I, 146-155
Gorizia, suffers from war, III, 71
Goschen, Sir Edward, I, 30-32
Gough, General, in Battle of the Somme, II, 77
Grand Fleet, British, II, 30
Great Britain, holds vantage points in the East, II, 180;
interests in Persia, II, 174-176
Greeks, fight at Rupel Pass, III, 59;
on the side of the Allies, III, 54-68;
successes of, III, 61
Greeks and Bulgars, III, 64
"Green Devils," nickname for German gendarmerie, II, 167
Grey, Sir Edward, refuses German proposals, I, 30
Guillemont, fighting at, II, 88-91
H
Hague, The, American policy at, II, 206
Haig, Sir Douglas, commands British in Battle of the Somme, II,
67-113
Haig and Joffre, discuss plans for Somme offensive, II, 67
Hardaumont, fight for, II, 18
Hardromont Quarries, taken by General Mangin, II, 22
Henderson, Sir David, I, 71
Hepburn, Captain A.J., commands subchasers, III, 277
High Wood, II, 81, 82
Hill 304, artillery attack on, II, 21
Hindenburg Line, broken, III, 261
Hines, Major General John L., commands Third Corps, III, 263
Hohenberg, Duchess of, I, 9-10
Hood, Rear Admiral, at Jutland Bank, II, 38;
death of, II, 52
Hoskins, General, in East Africa, III, 41
Hospitals, II, 342-343;
at naval bases, III, 288;
bombed by Germans, III, 240
_Housatonic_, sunk, II, 200
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Identification Papers, II, 159
_Indefatigable_, sunk at Jutland Bank, II, 52
_Inflexible_, in Falkland fight, I, 161-170
Ingram, Osmund K., saves comrades, II, 370
International Law, upheld by United States, II, 284
_Intrepid_, at Zeebrugge, III, 102, 107-108
_Invincible_, in Falkland fight, I, 161-170;
sunk at Jutland Bank, II, 52
_Iphigenia_, at Zeebrugge, III, 102, 107-108
_Iris_, in Ostend Harbor, III, 101
_Iris_, at Zeebrugge, III, 102-103, 105-106
Irish, in Gallipoli fight, I, 227
Isonzo, filled by rain, retards enemy, III, 92;
in Austro-German offensive, III, 71, 75
Italian Retreat, army reaches Tagliamento, III, 96;
Austrian aeroplanes overhead, III, 95;
brilliant work of cavalry, III, 97;
civilians in, III, 90-91;
difficulties of, III, 82-91;
Importance of Tagliamento bridges, III, 91;
military stores evacuated or destroyed, III, 84-86;
stand on Piave, III, 99
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