A historic league of nations has agreed an armistice that will end this interminable war by the end of the year. After six years of bloody fighting that has seen major powers rise and fall, everything is finally up for grabs. Old allegiances are throw aside in a final mad dash to claim territory…

Germany begins this year on the offensive. After months of rest and recuperation, all of its fleets set sail and its armies begin to march on towards new, unconquered territory. With their bitter enemies the Russians now consigned to history, this only leaves their form allies the English, and their intentions have been made clear. One German fleet lurks menacingly within the Skagerrak strait, ready to seize another Scandinavian holding. Far more worryingly, a German navy now occupies the North Sea, within striking distance of a number of British and Scottish coastal centres. To the south, a German army in Munich has assisted an Ottoman force in expelling Austria from Tyrolia – it seems that the Kaiser has a long memory for past grievances.

Austria’s fortunes have faired little better elsewhere. With enemies loomed on every side, the last desperate counter-offensive to take Trieste has failed, leaving Austria with little hope. With one army unmolested in Galicia, it will be difficult to see how the Kaiser will salvage this situation, sandwiched between the two remaining great powers in Europe.

England has had a surprisingly productive and conflict free start to 1907. Gaining two supply centres with no conflict, this has put the island power within spitting distance of Germany and the Ottoman Empire. It is clear that by leaving its home centres exposed however, that the English are dangerously susceptible to a German betrayal.

What more needs to be said of the Ottoman Empire? Now firmly established as an inter-continental power, its seems assured in its victory in this war. It appears the Sultan is content in the conquests of the previous two years, and there is little movement to gain more territory – indeed, the occupation of Tyrolia almost seems a formality as much as a tactical decision.