A very interesting site with lots of interesting articles - thanks for posting.
IMHO they get one thing wrong in this instance. The Armistice brought an end to the fighting on the Western Front but not everywhere. Eleven months on in 1919 we were still fighting Germans, in places like Latvia and the Baltic states, who thought that, although they may have lost the battle for France and Belgium, they hadn’t lost the war and indeed were the victors on the Eastern front entitled to keep their gains.
This is the bigger reason for the next war, not the reparations. Next time around, the Allied leaders determined that this time the Germans would KNOW they lost.
Mr Radical-thank you. Posted almost 2 hours ago with 10 responses/3 of which were mine. The historical side of our arguments seem too often lost. I would never claim to be smarter but too many here would rather read(and post) Col. Wests’ mask-slapping incident. Fence sitters would learn more our way.
*This is the bigger reason for the next war, not the reparations. Next time around, the Allied leaders determined that this time the Germans would KNOW they lost.*
True regarding Japan.
Russia is European meaning they value life in western terms. As for the Chicoms losing tens of millions of their people would, politely saying, be looked at differently. They may have to learn the hard way.
WOW that is something i didnt know about