The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915

This volume captures the immediacy of the European war as it unfolded in early 1915, presenting the New York Times’ contemporaneous reporting, commentary, and analysis. Readers will hear the clash of nations through dispatches from battlefields, diplomatic cables, and the stark observations of journalists witnessing the conflict’s first months. The collection paints a vivid picture of how ordinary life, politics, and culture were being reshaped by the relentless fighting.

Among the documents is a powerful appeal from Russian writers, artists, and intellectuals, whose impassioned words convey the horror and moral outrage felt across the front. Their plea to the world underscores the human cost of the war and the fervent calls for justice that echoed in newspapers worldwide. Together, these pieces offer listeners a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the early war mindset, before the larger tides of conflict took hold.