World War I

The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are whiny wannabes compared to the Sturmabteilung. However, their message of male bonding and violence is the same the SA used to ensnare young Germans into political violence and terror. Like the Oath Keepers, the Nazi’s Sturmabteilung — literally “storm army”, SA for short…

What do you know about war? — War is a form of armed conflict between two or more groups or countries that aim to achieve certain goals. War involves the use of military force, such as armed forces, weapons, and battle strategies, to achieve superiority over the other side. …

One of the largest planned detonations ever devised — World War I was a four year meat grinder that killed millions. There are dozens and dozens of singular stories of tragedy, heroism, and horror dotted throughout. One lesser known story revolves around one of history’s most powerful explosions. In a bid to break the unending gridlock on the Western…

On November 11, 1918, the Western powers France and Great Britain agreed on the Compiègne Armistice with the German Empire. This act ended the fighting, but not the state of war. this was to be officially ended by the Peace Treaty of Versailles. In this Treaty it was stated that…

As I mentioned in my last post, reading up on German history has been eye-opening. Let me share an example. We assume that right-wing authoritarians hate left-wing authoritarians more than anyone else on the political spectrum, and vice versa — fascists and communists don’t mix. Which means we’d assume that…

Dear Diary, It has been months since Pierre left to fight in the Great War, and my heart aches with every passing day. I am Marie, a French woman residing in a small village nestled among the rolling hills of our beloved country. The war has cast a shadow over…

When it comes to WW 1 most people do not understand how it started. There were a lot of different events and details that lead up to the first world war. World War 1 (also known as the Great War) occurred between July 1914 and November 11, 1918. There were…

Introduction to World War I The origins of World War I can be traced back to the complex web of alliances, rivalries, and tensions that existed between European powers in the early 20th century. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914 by a Serbian nationalist was the spark that ignited the conflict…

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War 1914–1918, by G.J. Meyer, is not a good popular history book. As histories of the Great War go, it has some truly bad takes, and anybody reading it is likely to come away with a very distorted view of the people…