Category: Stories
Ink Bayonets : Wartime Propaganda
September 11th, 2015 by Apocalypse World War I
The Austrians and Germans feel that France is on a degenerate path for having adopted a republican regime. The military leaders cannot imagine that civilians are capable of waging war effectively. Russia is even more worrisome. Her influence over the Balkans and the Slavic territories is considered a threat to the balance of power in Europe. Fear of Russia is …
The Legendary Blue Puttees
September 15th, 2015 by Apocalypse World War I
Formed as part of the British Army at the end of the 18th century, the Newfoundland Regiment is one of the oldest in the New World. The soldiers of the regiment were given their nickname of Blue Puttees at the beginning of the war, when, due to a scarcity of the regulation khaki fabric, blue broadcloth was used for the …
Female Spies in Wartime
September 10th, 2015 by Apocalypse World War I
Female spies make up a shadow army. They take part in the war just as soldiers do, but their battlefields are the cities where they live, even entire countries. There are no borders and danger lies everywhere. The women often reject the term spy, preferring that of secret agent, and demand to be integrated into the army where their status …