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were produced mainly by Western industrialized countries of the day. The U.S., which had overtaken the UK as the world’s largest economy following WWI, was the largest producer of pig iron and steel, iron ore, coke, and coal and lignite. The UK only maintained its lead in the productio...
“The First World War is not well understood or remembered in the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at a 2008 Veterans Day ceremony at which the last living American combatant, Frank Buckles, who died in 2011, was present. “Yet few events have so markedly shaped the...
one of the worst in the world's history. As WWI wrapped up, a deadly form of the H1N1 virus moved swiftly from country to country, killing 50 million people, including 600,000 in America. In total, 500 million people were infected, from those in populous cities to the most remote, rur...
Whilst the German Generals picked up on this change in the order of battle the victors of WWI either did not or ignored those who did. The indicators that Germany were planning “fast warfare” were clearly there to be seen and heard on the airwaves, as well as the build up of weapons...
heeling over only 12 minutes after the last torpedo attack had started. The swiftness with which she went down meant that her crew suffered proportionately higher casualties. Those who did not escape in the first few minutes never had a chance. Most of the men who died struggling in the wate...
In any event, the risks are growing, and anything could happen at any moment. Just think back to WWI- they shot the archduke and that triggered the explosion that was waiting to happen. It is the same now. Nobody can predict what might happen next. So, I remain conservative, and will...
Now 78, fifty years out of Viet Nam, I am aghast that we are living through an even more virulent, Cold War. Cold War I propaganda cast an overwhelming toxic spell on the minds of three generations, including many intelligent people. Relentless rheto...