The Central Front Mobilization Race Part II

In the early June, 1987 senior Soviet military leaders were being queried daily by the new leadership in the Kremlin about theater mobilization procedures. Specifically, General Secretary Romanov was most interested in the amount of time that the vaunted Soviet military would need to prepare for a conventional conflict in Europe. Chief of the General …

The Central Front Mobilization Race Part I

Mobilization has played a key role in war planning for centuries. Only in the later half of the 19th Century, with the advent of railroads and industrialization, did it take on a new importance and standing. In Europe during the years leading up to World War I, Mobilization was transformed into nothing less than an …

American Awakening D-2 (7 July, 1987) Part 1 **

In late July of 1914 when the governments of Europe’s major powers made their respective mobilization announcements,  public reactions in each nation was strikingly similar. An atmosphere of celebration descended upon the national capitals. Jubilant crowds streamed into public squares, waving flags and banners. Emotional embraces and bottles of wine and were shared between strangers …