![]() ![]() In the introduction to his seamless narrative, he quotes the American Fritz Stern on the auto de fe that would see 65 million troops mobilised, dismember three empiresand kill or maim 41 million people: “the first calamity of the 20th century - the calamity from which all other calamities sprang”. Sydney born Christopher Clark, Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University, has written a 697-pagebook which has been lauded across continents. Those calling for sacrifices to be made are rarely the ones making them and then as now, the press could aim bellows at every spark. The single-minded and hawkish elements within the policy-making echelons invariably make their position the dominant one. Aggressive intentions are always assigned to the opponent and defensive responses to one’s self. The logic of industrialised warfare is chillingly prosaic. ![]()
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