New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915

This volume captures the immediacy of early 1915, when the world was still trying to comprehend a war that had already reshaped Europe. Through a series of concise reports and diplomatic correspondence, listeners are taken into the tense corridors of power where nations grapple with new rules of naval combat and shifting alliances.

The edition details Germany’s bold proclamation that the seas around Britain and Ireland are now a declared war zone, and it records the United States’ urgent protest against unrestricted attacks on neutral vessels. It also touches on the political re‑branding of Egypt under a new sultan, the tragic fate of the Russian royal children, and the broader anxieties that civilian populations felt as the conflict expanded.

For anyone curious about how contemporaries described the unfolding crisis, the magazine offers a vivid snapshot of headlines, official notes, and photographs that reveal the urgency, uncertainty, and global stakes of the war’s first year.