August 1915 saw the "Fokker Scourge," a period of German advantage in aerial combat that began in July, escalate; continued & very bloody futility in the Gallipoli Campaign; & Russia's Great Retreat, a well-executed strategic withdrawal that was the beginning of the end of the Russian Empire.
Commentary: August 2015 was bonkers: We published ten episodes of "The Explorers' Club," nine of them highlighting the Great War. The rules of "The Explorers' Club" require three days between episodes & we kept up that frenetic pace for pretty much the whole month. One of those ten episodes filled in important events we'd missed earlier in 2015. Please revisit the "Explorers' Club Specials" for April 1915, May-June 1915, & July 1915, which have been updated.
The Wayback Machine Tour of the World War: August 1915
"The Explorers' Club," № CDXLVIII: The Fokker Scourge, Part I: The synchronization gear
"The Explorers' Club," № CDXLIX: The Gallipoli Campaign, Part IV: The August Offensive (6-21 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDL: The Gallipoli Campaign, Part V: Henry Moseley (10 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLI: The Fokker Scourge, Part II: The introduction of fighter aeroplanes
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLIII: The Sinking of the S.S. Arabic by the S.M. U-24 (19 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLIV: The Gallipoli Campaign, Part VI: The Battles of Scimitar Hill & Hill 60 (21-29 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLVI: The Great Retreat, Part III: The Siege of Novogeorgievsk (10-20 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLV: The Great Retreat, Part II: Tsar Nicholas II assumes direct command (21 August 1915)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDLXII: The Fokker Scourge, Part III: Adolphe Pégoud (31 August 1915)
Lest we forget.
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