Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking. Login or Take a Tour!
Yes, here is the extension Fomkin makes, in a nutshell. You say of GoA: Which I would agree with. Fromkin uses his archived material to show that the calcified alliances were what set up the conditions of unnecessary war, but that one singular man, von Moltke, was almost entirely responsible for precipitating it. It shows that in the right place at the right time, one man can have dramatic effects on the world.Basically outlines, in gripping terms, how a calcified alliance system and the crumbling remnants of the Hapsburgs brought about unconditional European annihilation despite everyone's best intentions.