The 1915 War: Timeline 1861

It was the war no one wanted—and no one truly expected to fight.The lessons of the American war crossed the Atlantic and took root in Europe. What had once been improvisation became doctrine. What had once been survival became design.When the powers of Europe went to war in 1915, they did so with confidence.They believed they understood what they had built.They were wrong.The new methods did not decide the war—they fed it. Men and material were consumed at a rate never before seen, armies driven forward without pause, nations strained beyond what they could sustain.In less than a year, the great powers of Europe were no longer seeking victory—they were searching for a way out. Read more