Today in
World War I History
World War I History
1916 - British forces under the command of Lieutenant General Fenton Aylmer launched an attack against Turkish defensive positions on the banks of the Wadi River. The British had control by the end of the day but at the cost of 1600 men killed or wounded.
| "The Americans who went to Europe to die are a unique breed.... (They) crossed the seas to a foreign land to fight for a cause which they did not pretend was peculiarly their own, which they knew was the cause of humanity and mankind. These Americans gave the greatest of all gifts, the gift of life and the gift of spirit." - President Woodrow Wilson |
