Austria-Hungary’s First World War
The Battle of Galicia is finally given its rightful place as one of the titanic clashes of August 1914 alongside the Marne and Tannenberg.
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When Czarist Russia Committed Suicide
A new documentary promises to finally tell the story of WWI from the Russian perspective.
Europe’s ‘Other’: A Response to Natan Sharansky
The post-liberal atmosphere Natan Sharansky sees is rooted in disdain for non-Western Europe - of which the Jews were a vital part.
The Jewish Holy War in Galicia, 1914-1916
For the Jews, the fight against the Russian Army in Galicia in WWI was far from "futile" or "pointless".
100 years of failure: The Middle East since WWI
The failure of the Arab Spring is just one disaster in a long list of failed movements in the Middle East stretching back to WWI.
The Shots That Started the First World War?
The First World War was the result of deliberate and conscious action, not accidental and impersonal forces.
Prelude to Lebensraum? Germany’s Occupation of Eastern Europe in WWI
Was the German conquest of Eastern Europe in WWI a prelude to Hitler's racial Armageddon? Not when you look at the facts.
Packs, not Herds: Those Cowardly Frenchmen
For too long, the French have been derided as militarily incompetent cowards. The WWI Centennial is a chance to put that myth to rest.
Packs, not Herds: The Great Exodus of WWI
In WWI, over half a million Jews were sent into exile, not by a Pharoah, but by paranoid Russian generals.
The Demons Unleashed: WWI as the Seedbed of the 20th Century
Before WWI, Europe had been largely at peace for forty years, and faith in liberalism and progress was fairly universal. The slaughter in the trenches and subsequent political upheavals changed all that - for the worse.
Jews and the Military: A New Perspective
Contrary to popular perception, Jews have been defending themselves and fighting in armies long before the State of Israel.