[Re. “The ‘Oops’ War,” by Daniel McEwen, March 2022] The article certainly does not downplay the enormous cost of World War I, but the title struck a nerve with me. From what I’ve read, the interlocking set of alliances German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck had set up made the war inevitable once the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lit the fuse. Without Bismarck at the helm, no one could control the series of events that drew the major powers
Letters ‘Oops’ War
Apr 05, 2022
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