Tag: world war one

by Robert Horvat July 28, 2014 4

A history of the First World War.

A history of the First World War: No.4 Austria bombs Belgrade and all hell breaks loose.

“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888)” –Otto VonContinue Reading

by Robert Horvat July 23, 2014 2

A history of the First World War.

A history of the First World War: No.3 The blame game and some thoughts on the July crisis of 1914.

“What decided the German government to prepare for an eventual European War was a crisis that was brewing not inContinue Reading

by Robert Horvat July 9, 2014 2

A history of the First World War.

A history of the First World War: No.2 Vienna, the scourge of Belgrade/The rise of the assassin/ The aftermath and the anti-Serb riots

Was it coincidental that the young group of Serbian nationalist chose to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914Continue Reading