1914 map of the Pacific shows “the expulsion of the Germans from the East is now complete”

Posted by: Scott Tags: old magazines, The Graphic Posted date: July 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

According to a full-page map of the globe (well, half of it, anyway) in the December 19, 1914 issue of The Graphic, “a series of operations … have swept half the world clear of Germans,” “peace in the Pacific has been attained,” and “the commerce of all nations can proceed with safety throughout the vast expanses from the coasts of Mozambique to those of South America.”

Whew! Sure glad Vice-Admiral Sturdee took care of that!

Check out the battle details below.

Aren’t you glad Germany never gave the world any further trouble?

Comment for 1914 map of the Pacific shows “the expulsion of the Germans from the East is now complete”

Stephen Dedman

To quote Tom Lehrer, “We taught them a lesson in 1918, and they’ve hardly bothered us since then…”