Calm Before the Storm: A difficult situation for both armies before the Battle of Liege, 1914.
German apprehension to invade neutral Belgium in 1914 failed to change their plans.
1914: The Battle of Liege Part One
The Battle of Liege, which occurred in August 1914, kicked off World War I on the Western Front. The Belgian forts were no match for German modern firepower. Decades of planning left the Belgians ill-prepared for what was to come.
The Modern American Interventionist Playbook: Woodrow Wilson’s 1915 Haiti Invasion
American foreign policy has largely been a disaster. Besides that point, the United States' playbook for future foreign policy endeavors was scribbled into play by Woodrow Wilson and his 1915 invasion of Haiti. Most people aren’t even aware this unhappy chapter occurred, but it did in the early phase of America’s rising global dominance.
