June 1916 saw Verdun, the longest battle of the war, continue; the Russians launched an offensive to take the pressure off the French at Verdun, ultimately their most effective offensive of the whole war; the British War Secretary, Lord Kitchener, was killed when a mine laid for the Battle of Jutland sank the ship on which he was traveling; & the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire broke out.
The Wayback Machine Tour of the World War: June 1916
"The Explorers' Club," № DI: The Battle of Verdun, Part IV (1-8 June 1916)
"The Explorers' Club," № DIII: The Brusilov Offensive, Part I (4 June-6 July 1916)
"The Explorers' Club," № D: The Sinking of the H.M.S. Hampshire (5 June 1916)
"The Explorers' Club," № DII: The Arab Revolt, Part I (June 1916)
Lest we forget.
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