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Earls disses
Earl M Bill wrote about how many people on the ship he was on were getting sick from spanish influenza. “113,173 died of disease or injury.” -
Franz Ferdinand assassination
The assassination of franz ferdinand was a key component of to the start of wwI because he was a big general he was assassinated on June 28th 1914. He was shot after escaping an assassination attempt hours before they assassinated his wife sophie and him he got killed driving through Sarajevo. -
First battle of Marne
Germany hoped to avoid fighting on two fronts by knocking out France before turning to Russia Germany’s failure to defeat the French and the British at the Marne also had important strategic implications. The Russians had mobilized more quickly than the Germans had anticipated and launched their first offensive within two weeks of the war’s outbreak. -
Gallipoli Battle
land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles. ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war. But Allied plans were based on the mistaken belief that the Ottomans could be easily overcome. Both landings were quickly contained by determined Ottoman troops and neither the British nor the Anzacs were able to advance. -
Earls weather condition
Earl M. Bill writes about the chilly weather conditions they had to endure. “The First World War, known as ‘The Great War,' was not only terrible in terms of loss of life, but also with the weather conditions in which the combatants faced. They were, at times, as hard as the battles themselves. The conflict lasted for more than 1,500 days and 42 per cent of the time was spent in the rain or snow.” -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun 21 February - 18 December 1916 was the longest battle of the First World War. Also one of the deadliest battles in WW1 The ten-hour opening bombardment saw an unprecedented concentration of firepower and although the French were forced back they did not break -
Jutland battle biggest naval battle in WW1
The Battle of Jutland 31 May - 1 June 1916 was the largest naval battle of the First World War. It was the first time that the British and German fleets of 'dreadnought' battleships actually came to blows. The German High Seas Fleet hoped to weaken the Royal Navy by launching an ambush on the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea. British were warned by their codebreakers and put both forces to sea early. -
soldiers and sailors
Earl wrote about how in his experience the sailors and the soldiers were different because the sailors would buy stuff for cheaper while they would charge the soldiers more. -
Earls experience
By the time Earl M Bill and the rest of the men on the ship got close to Europe they were ready to be off the ship. Many had been sick. However, they did eat good which wasn’t always the case for some. He mentioned the fresh cream they had every morning and that there must have been an excellent refrigerator on board. He said there was a considerable amount of fresh meat and vegetables compared to the amount of canned goods. -
bills letters
Bill wrote that he had been going over letters written by the men to make sure there was nothing in there that the enemy could use. They had to be careful with what information they were including in their letters home. He said that it was quite an experience reading these letters. “The faith that some of them have in the censors is remarkable for we have run into some red hot love letters.”