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Causes of World War I

By: Ivan Castro

The assassination on June 28, 1914 of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, by a member of the Serbian Black Hand movement spar more...

The Treaty of Versailles

By: Ivan Castro

Even though similar treaties were signed with the other defeated Central Powers, the 1919Treaty of Versailles which officially ended World War I between Germany and the A more...

World War One and Military Mobilization

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

In July 1914 Russian and Austrian orders for a general mobilization started the process that took millions of men to the battlefield in a prolonged and bloody war. more...

Mussolini Paid by British Secret Service

By: Alessandro Mastrorocco

The historian Peter Martland maintains that the Italian dictator received £100 a week to support the alliance with UK. The money should have been spent on mistresses. more...

Charles Ulm

By: Murray McLeod

Charles Ulm's career was plagued by uncommonly bad fortune. His visionary hopes for Australian aviation were eventually realised, but he was not destined to witness them. more...

RFC Fighter Pilot Deaths in World War One

By: Murray Sager

By the end of the First World War it was clear that Royal Flying Corps training methods and airplanes had killed more pilots than combat with the Germans over France. more...

Rudolf Berthold

By: Murray McLeod

Rudolf Bertold's 44 combat victories were unique in that they were achieved by a pilot; terribly disabled by woundings. more...

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