An interesting summary from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26048324
More telling might be the absence of any mention of the Allied nations ;P
Who started WW1
An interesting summary from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26048324
More telling might be the absence of any mention of the Allied nations ;P
Ja-mata TosaInu
Re: Who started WW1
I see the first guy on the list says Germany. I think that is not just simplistic but also uninformed and pretty idiotic.
Serbia, with our without civil government knowledge was training terrorists. These terrorists killed the Austrian Crown Prince. From that point Austria was committed to punishing Serbia and likely incorporating it into their empire.
From that point it was Russia who wanted more influence in the region, France who wanted revenge on Germany, and Britain who felt Germany was mustering in on their turf.
Germany was boneheaded when it came to preventing the war but they sure were one of the lesser players in starting hostilities.
The trouble with the history of WW I is that everyone still wants to believe all the nonsensical propaganda put out by their side.
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Re: Who started WW1
I blame capitalism.
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Ja mata, TosaInu
Re: Who started WW1
I have a link to a very short book on that very subject. More an essay really. Only about 8 pages on the pc.Originally Posted by Andres
It was written by an American Marine Corps General. He was a two time winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, to boot.
http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/...racket.html#c1
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Re: Who started WW1
Those historians in the OP's article who come from/work in Britain blame anyone but good old Blighty, the others have a more balanced view. What a surprise.
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Re: Who started WW1
Because Britain is clearly the cause of it all,
I mean, they funded the assassination, sent the declaration of war from Austria to Serbia via the Royal Mail, using the royal connections further to cause postal delays so the Tsar and Kaiser to go to war with eachother, then they secretly even convinced the 'Kaiser' that good ol' Blightly won't join the war if they steamroll over Belgium and do a pre-emptive strike against France.
Yes... those biased historians all have it wrong. Shame on them.
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Re: Who started WW1
Read "small wars" by Max Boot. Smedly Butler was awe-inspiring.
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