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**Janarealiti** · 02-11-2008, 04:30 AM

Originally posted by Heraclitus

AH more or less followed Germany's instructionst, they where very much the junior parter. According to Barbara Tuchman's book the unrealistic demands placed on Serbia came from the Austrians themselves. The Germans didn't instruct them, but gave them a carte blanche regarding the handling of the crisis. In doing so the Kaiser knew full well what would likely happen and was fully prepared to follow through.
It should be pointed out that Bosnia - Herzegovina was never legally given to Austria. The treaty of 1878 handed the administration of the region to Austria, but the actual ownership was to remain Ottoman.
In many ways though the blame for WW1 is evenly distributed throughout Europe. The greedy aristocrats had nursed their grudges for so many decades, they decorated their studies with the trophies of glorious campaigns past. They had made their plans and had dreamt of glory for so many nights. They could not be denied forever. The myth of martial glory had to be finally laid to rest.

02-11-2008, 04:30 AM	#25
Janarealiti Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	Originally posted by Heraclitus AH more or less followed Germany's instructionst, they where very much the junior parter. According to Barbara Tuchman's book the unrealistic demands placed on Serbia came from the Austrians themselves. The Germans didn't instruct them, but gave them a carte blanche regarding the handling of the crisis. In doing so the Kaiser knew full well what would likely happen and was fully prepared to follow through. It should be pointed out that Bosnia - Herzegovina was never legally given to Austria. The treaty of 1878 handed the administration of the region to Austria, but the actual ownership was to remain Ottoman. In many ways though the blame for WW1 is evenly distributed throughout Europe. The greedy aristocrats had nursed their grudges for so many decades, they decorated their studies with the trophies of glorious campaigns past. They had made their plans and had dreamt of glory for so many nights. They could not be denied forever. The myth of martial glory had to be finally laid to rest.
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