Mark Hewitson, Germany and the Causes of the First World War

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Mark Hewitson, Germany and the Causes of the First World War.

Greg King and Sue Woolmans, The Assassination of the Archduke

At Amazon, Greg King and Sue Woolmans, The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World.

Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War.

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BONUS: Ernst Jünger, Storm of Steel.

Sean McMeekin, July 1914

At Amazon, Sean McMeekin, July 1914: Countdown to War.

Shop Deals

At Amazon, Today's Deals.

Also, Shop Wheelbarrows.

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BONUS: Annika Mombauer, Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War.

Roy Bridge and Roger Bullen, The Great Powers and the European States System, 1814-1914

At Amazon, Roy Bridge and Roger Bullen, The Great Powers and the European States System, 1814-1914 (Volume 1) 2nd Edition.

T.G. Otte, July Crisis

This is great!

T.G. Otte is Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia.

Here's his recent book, July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914.

At the video, he name-checks (and calls out) Fritz Fischer's, Germany's Aims in the First World War.

Paul M. Kennedy, The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Paul M. Kennedy, The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860-1914.

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Somme

At Amazon, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Somme: Into the Breach.

Barbara Tuchman, The Zimmermann Telegram

I'm on a kinda pre-World War I reading jag now, thanks to Fritz Fischer's book.

I have this lovely vintage paperback copy of Barbara Tuchman's, The Zimmermann Telegram.

Thanks for your support!

Sean McMeekin, The Russian Origins of the First World War

At Amazon, Sean McMeekin, The Russian Origins of the First World War.

Eugen Joseph Weber, The Hollow Years

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Eugen Joseph Weber, The Hollow Years: France in the 1930s.

Piotr Stefan Wandycz, The Twilight of French Eastern Alliances, 1926-1936

At Amazon, Piotr Stefan Wandycz, The Twilight of French Eastern Alliances, 1926-1936: French-Czechoslovak-Polish Relations from Locarno to the Remilitarization of the Rhineland.

Although France, Poland, and Czechoslovakia were in jeopardy from a recovery of German power after World War I and from a potential German hegemony in Europe, France failed in her efforts to maintain a system of alliances with her two imperiled neighbors. Focusing on the period from 1926 to 1936, Piotr Wandycz seeks to explain how and why these three nations, with so much at risk, neglected to act in concert. Wandycz is the author of a well-known study on the series of alliances constructed by France, Poland, and Czechoslovakia in the years following the Treaty of Versailles. In this current volume he picks up the story after the Locarno Pact (1925) and follows the progressive disintegration of the alliance system until the time of Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland.

Through an examination of the political, military, and economic relations among France, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, the author provides valuable insights into an era that contained the seeds of the future war and the collapse of the historic European system. By relying on French, Polish, and more selectively Czechoslovak and Western archives, and thanks to his intimate knowledge of Central and East European published sources, he has filled a large gap in the history of prewar diplomacy. He shows how the divergent aims of Czechoslovakia and Poland combined with a decline of French willpower to prevent a real cohesion among the partners.

Adam Tooze, The Deluge

A major tome, at Amazon, Adam Tooze, The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931.

Fritz Fischer, Germany's Aims in the First World War

This is the one to read for understanding the origins of World War One.

At Amazon, Fritz Fischer, Germany's Aims in the First World War.

Justus D. Doenecke, Nothing Less Than War

Well, this one is timely, considering.

At Amazon, Justus D. Doenecke, Nothing Less Than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I.

One Hundred Years Ago Today: U.S. Entered World War I

There's some argument that the U.S. should have stayed out of WWI, perhaps to the effect that if we stayed home, the rest of the 20th century would have turned out differently (and better).

Frankly, looked at in balance-of-power terms, it was sooner or later. We went to Europe in 1917, but counterfactually, had the Western Allies failed to stop Imperial Germany in 1919, it was just a matter of time. Indeed, the rise of German power made U.S. intervention on the European continent inevitable, and with it the rise of U.S. hegemonic status.

On Twitter:

The first world war helped shape modern America. Why is it so forgotten? https://t.co/ThfuJB4xwT

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 6, 2017

100 years ago today #Congress declared war on Germany and formally entered #WWI #WW1CentetnnialKC

— WW1 Centennial (@WW1CC) April 6, 2017

The 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in WWI will be officially commemorated in Kansas City, Mo. #WorldWarOne https://t.co/soBsoavR8V pic.twitter.com/XsFd9Rh7qn

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 6, 2017

Sebastian Gorka Responds to Attacks on His Credibility (VIDEO)

Gorka's a freakin' patriot.

Leftists have no credibility. All they have is character assassination, 24/7/365.

It's downright pathetic.

At Hannity's last night, and buy his book, Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War.

Santa Ana Votes to Condemn Trump's Eecutive Actions on Immigrants, Sanctuary Cities

Santa Ana's just a couple of cities over from Irvine. So lame. But what can you expect from a city that's roughly 80 percent Hispanic.

At the O.C. Register, "The Santa Ana City Council voted late Tuesday to prepare a resolution condemning President Trump’s executive orders withholding funds from sanctuary cities and barring immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S."