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I. Writing History A. Facts and Values, Time and Linguistic Conveyance, Other Issues B. Causality and Theories of History
II. War in General…and in Particular A. War B. Particular Wars Before the 1914-45 World War C. Overviews of the entire 1914-45 World War
III. The Franco-“Prussian” War: United Germany vs. France Alone, 1870-71 A. Narratives (including the Commune) B. Unit Histories 1. French 2. German C. First-Hand Accounts 1. French Civilian a. Oligarchs and Politicians b. Commoners 2. French Military a. General Officers b. Other Ranks 3. German Civilian a. Oligarchs and Politicians b. Commoners 4. German Military a. General Officers b. Other Ranks 5. Non-Belligerent Eyewitnesses
IV. War by Other Means – la Révanche et l’Encerclément: Triumph of French Finance and Diplomacy, 1871-1914 A. Narrative Studies 1. the European System 2. the (eventual) Encirclement Powers a. France/Belgium b. Britain and Empire c. Russia d. Italy e. Serbia/Rumania f. America g. Japan 3. the (eventual) Central Powers a. Germany b. Austria-Hungary c. Bulgaria d. Turkey B. Biographies/other studies of Major Players C. First-Hand Accounts 1. Major Players 2. Commoners
V. Overture to Catastrophe: The Balkan Wars, 1911-1913 A. Narratives B. First-Hand Accounts 1. Locals 2. Foreign Participants & Observers
VI. The Balkan Fuse Lit – France/Russia, Serbian Black Hand, and the Sarajevo Hit: 28 June, 1914 A. Narratives B. Paris on the Brink: Useful Distractions and Other Big Hits 1. Madame Cailleux Gets a Gun 2. Jean Jaurès Stops a Bullet C. Froth on the Wave: The July Crisis, 29 June – 3 August, 1914 1. Narratives 2. Pointing the Bloody Finger: Document Collections 3. First-Hand Accounts
VII. Overviews and Analyses of Round I, 1914-1918 A. Trans-National Narratives, Verbal and Pictorial B. National Narratives 1. France/Belgium 2. Germany 3. Austria-Hungary 4. Britain and Empire a. Britain b. Ireland 1916: Uprising Against the Empire > narratives > biography > firsthand accounts c. Other Brit Empire: Australia, New Zealand, Canada 5. Russia 6. Italy 7. Balkan States: Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Rumania 8. Turkey 9. Japan & China 10. United States & Mexico a. America b. Wilson’s Mexican Adventure, 1914-1916 > Narratives > First Hand Accounts 11. Spain and Latin America C. Official & Semi-Official Histories D. Campaign and Battle Studies, by Front 1. Western Front 2. Eastern Front/Caucasian Front 3. Italo-Austrian Front 4. Balkan Front/Salonika 5. Gallipoli 6. Middle East a. Palestine and Mesopotamia b. Revolt in the Desert: Lawrence and the Arab Uprising 7. Africa: Seizing the German Colonies 8. War in the Air 9. War at Sea a. Surface Actions b. Submarine Actions c. Lusitania: Churchill’s Perfect Conspiracy E. Technical Issues 1. Financing the War: Politicians, Central Bankers, and Debt 2. Industry, Logistics, Transport 3. Weapons and Ammunition 4. Battle Tactics 5. Intelligence and Propaganda 6. Military Medicine 7. Battlefield Archeology
VIII. The Actual Players: Biography/Related Narratives & First-Hand Account A. Trans-National Anthologies of First-Hand Accounts B. French & Belgian 1. Civilian Elite – Oligarchs, Politicians, Diplomats/Bureaucrats a. Biographies b. First-Hand Accounts 2. Other Civilian First-Hand Accounts 3. Military Elite – General & Staff Officers a. Biographies b. First-Hand Accounts 4. Front Line Soldiers (incl. Foreign Legion/U.S. Volunteers) a. Narrative Overviews/Technical Studies b. Unit Histories c. Biographies d. Anthologies of First-Hand Accounts e. First-Hand Accounts (also see “links” on Home Page) 5. Aviators (incl. Lafayette Escadrille) a. Narrative Overviews/Technical Studies b. Unit Histories c. Biographies d. Anthologies of First-Hand Accounts e. First-Hand Accounts 6. Sailors a. Narrative Overviews/Technical Studies b. Unit Histories/Ships c. Biographies d. First-Hand: Admirals e. First-Hand: Other Ranks B. German (as above) C. Austria-Hungary (as above) D. Britain and Empire (as above) E. Russia (as above) F. Italy (as above) G. Balkan States (as above) H. Turkey (as above) I. Japan/China (as above) J. United States (as above) K. Spain/Latin America (as above)
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….just warehousing some random items for now –
Kirchoff, Hermann (Adm.): Der Seekrieg, 1914-15 – Berichte von Mitkampfern und Augenzeugen @ http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100731118