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Pros
Nicholas best gives a much sharper picture of the reality of these momentous days than we could ever get from a conventional history. With these short biographical histories, it is a book you can dip into, but best’s compulsive style will almost certa... Read More
This is a well written narrative on the days leading up to armistice day even if it is a little lightweight. Author best paints a good illustration of german and allied actions and reactions in the final days of wwi.
Highlights
Quality
Germany is at war with itself and also at war with the allies
Competitiveness
So many died for the freedom of the world
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Germany is at war with itself and also at war with the allies
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Her alliesaustria bulgaria and turkey have deserted her
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The kaiser is only the de facto leader since his military generals make all the key decisions
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The german population is literally starving to death
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The fact that the allies signed an armistice gave the german army the chance to say they were stabbed in the back when they were in fact thoroughly beaten
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The allies needed to be more ruthless in the prosecution of the war and more generous in the terms
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While the rest of the world saw the germans as the bad guys it is awful to read that so many young allied lives were lost even in the last 24 hours of battle because many officers wanted to be seen to have a good war