In late 1917, the Russians, despite their revolution, were still willing to continue the war with Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly-successful seaborne operation in the Baltic launched by the Germans to make them change their minds.
In late 1917, the Russians, despite their revolution, were still willing to continue the war with Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly-successful seaborne operation in the Baltic launched by the Germans to make them change their minds.
"While numerous studies have examined Woodrow Wilson's neutrality policy prior to U.S. entry into World War I and how he eventually formulated his war goals after U.S. engagement, the historical literature has not focused on the actual merchant ship losses that created the final…
This book demonstrates that, although President Woodrow Wilson worked to maintain United States neutrality during World War I, his administration's policies resulted in a decision by Germany to unleash unrestricted submarine warfare against all shipping bound for Britain, France…
By the summer of 1915 Germany was faced with two major problems in fighting World War I: how to break the British blockade and how to stop or seriously disrupt the British supply line across the Atlantic. Th e solution to the former was to find a way over, through, or under it. …
Dwight Messimer is a U.S. Army veteran and a former Lecturer in History at the California State University at San Jose. His interests are U.S. Naval Aviation, 1911-42 and World War One with an emphasis on Allied POWs, escapes, and Anti-Submarine Warfare. He is fluent and literat…
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