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If Hitler had been a better historian we would be speaking German now and Hitler’s soldiers could have avoided the inhuman suffering, described in ‘All Hell Let Loose’ by Max Hastings, had he studied the mistakes made by Napoleon 129 years earlier when he sent his ill equipped Grande Armée deep into the frozen heart of Mother Russia. History is more than just the study of the past; it allows us to understand the present and it also shapes the future. The imaginary exploits of the Sultan Saladin…

the alliances formed throughout Europe and in parts of Asia and Africa. European leaders relied on alliances in order to keep protection and forms strength and security for those nations. Alliances such as the Treaty of London, the Three Emperors League, the Dual and Triple Alliance, the Franco-Russian Alliance, and the Triple Entente all played into the war. The Treaty of London was still active in…

Germany is not responsible for the outbreak of World War One. Germany was only supporting our ally just like Russia was with Serbia. At this point when the war broke out, many countries knew the war was inevitable. The treaty of Versaille forced us to take blame as we were the last standing central power because Austria-Hungary had fallen. As for the letters where it says, the kaiser supports the war effort that was between two austrian diplomats so there is no solid evidence that the kaiser…

According to the history of war, the warfare generation are shaped as follows; the first generation of warfare, which covered the life of Clausewitz, from 1648 to the 1860's, was considered as state-run wars. It was characterized by Orderly battlefields and militaries fought in formations of lines and columns against one another. When changing weapon technology, the production and effectiveness improved, this affected order of battlefield began to break down. The great war epitomized the second…

Account for Spain’s neutrality in the Second World War? One could argue that no word has a set definition and can be translated in many different ways. With this in mind one can differentiate between a ‘traditional’ and personal interpretation of a word. As for me personally, the term ‘neutral’ in terms of countries and conflicts signifies a non participant in fighting occurring outside of their jurisdiction. Taking this into consideration we can firmly determine that Spain, under the rule of…

Although the French government had been aware of Hitler’s plan to reoccupy the demilitarized Rhineland during the Spring of 1935, it took the French government nearly a year to decide how they would respond once Hitler decided to move German troops into the Rhineland. France’s indecisiveness regarding the reoccupation of the Rhineland was due to the fear of French people who thought it would provoke a war with the Germans, and the French generals’ lack of confidence in fighting a war against…

On the 28th of June 1914, a Serbian shot an Austrian. Within six weeks, many of the countries of Europe had become involved in a war that was to cause the deaths of 10 million soldiers. Germany had gained Alsace and Lorraine in 1871 in the Franco-Prussian War, and was looking to expand even further. This created tension between Germany and France for many years, since France wanted Alsace and Lorraine back. Germany wanted to become a world power, similar to France and Britain. Germans also…

The Serbs and a few other countries formed the Balkan League which defeated the Ottoman Empire. “The Turkish collapse was so complete that all parties were willing to conclude an armistice on Dec. 3, 1912,” (www.britannica.com). The Ottoman Empire had been in power over many different groups of nationalities…

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…

During 1914 all the way to 1918 the people left confined in their homes were surging with nationalism, grief and sorrow. Women found out of their husband’s deaths, mothers mourned their sons and children lost their father. In history the Western Front attracts most of the attention and the home front sometimes is forgotten. Such a crucial part that greatly influenced the outcome of the war cannot be sidelined. The war took its toll on the British economy. The war was getting heavy and the only…