Prior to 1914, Europe hadn’t been consumed in a general state of warfare since the conclusion of the Napoleonic campaigns nearly a century earlier, an uncommonly harmonious stretch by the continent’s historically bloodthirsty standards. As might be expected from an author whose books include The Uses and Abuses of History, a timely reminder that all roads do not lead to Munich or wherever else we might self-interestedly direct them to go, MacMillan prizes prudent, balanced analysis over brash grandstanding. Anthony’s college at Oxford, previously essayed the aftermath of the First World War in Paris 1919, her authoritative account of the Treaty of Versailles. … believed that they could only achieve their goals through violence and, if necessary, the sacrifice of their own lives.” “Like those later fanatics, the Young Bosnians were usually fiercely puritanical, despising such things as alcohol and sexual intercourse. “It is hard not to compare to the extreme groups among Islamic fundamentalists such as al-Qaeda a century later,” writes MacMillan in the thorough and highly readable The War That Ended Peace. A century after the carnage started, historians continue to debate the significance of events leading up to a war precipitated - if not necessarily caused - by the Jassassination in Sarajevo of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by triggerman Gavrilo Princip and fellow members of Young Bosnia, a nationalist organization that did not shrink from using terrorist methods to fight for Bosnian independence.
The First World War is poised for revision - or at the very least, renewed consideration - as the publishing industry mobilizes for the conflict’s 100th anniversary with a barrage of new titles, including a welcome volley by esteemed Toronto historian Margaret MacMillan. In history, what goes around usually comes back around in one disguise or another. The restoration of the Caliphate is a sworn objective of al-Qaeda, whose fighters are among those engaged in the attempted overthrow of Assad. The Ottoman demise not only gave way to the creation of modern-day Turkey but also brought an end to the succession of Muslim empires known as the Caliphate. The country emerged from the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire, the collapse of which was a direct consequence of its alliance with defeated powers Germany and Austria-Hungary. This is not to say that its consequences weren’t as profound or enduring. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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