The war which was fought “to make the world safe for democracy,” as U.S. president Wilson put it. It is remarkable, however, the U.S joined the fight at the side of the French republic, the parliamentary monarchy England, and the absolute monarchy Russia in order to fight the parliamentary monarchies of Germany and Austria. Wilson also stated that this was “the war to end all wars;” to the contrary, it triggered an endless chain of conflicts which continue to this day. That these statements make little sense is itself in keeping with this most senseless fratricidal conflict in European history. Here you can find contributions about the prelude, conduct, and aftermath of this first worldwide conflagration that made the lights go out in Europe; about war crimes – real and invented; and about the Russian Revolution emanating from it.
By Viscount Bryce, Frederick Pollock, Alfred Hopkinson ∙ January 1, 1915
The Bryce Report was a collection of atrocity stories telling of German savagery in Belgium released in the United States shortly after the sinking of the Lusitania. The report had a great effect in estranging American opinion from Germany during World War I. Lord Bryce's name carried great weight with the American public. Walter Millis…
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