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World History

Lionel Mandrake

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3. I think I recall reading somewhere

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 01:37 PM

Aug 2014

that Kaiser Bill had second thoughts, but by then it was too late because the Russian army had been mobilized. This suggests that it was a close call, and that in a slightly different scenario the Great War might have been averted.

On the other hand, young men in the UK were no less eager to flex their muscles and get into the war quickly, since everyone knew it would be over by Christmas.

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What if Gavrilo Princip had failed at assassinating Prince Franz Ferdinand? [View all] DetlefK Jul 2014 OP

If Gavrilo Princip had missed but still killed or injured Franz Ferdinand's wife, Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 #1

Yes, I think so. DetlefK Aug 2014 #2

I think I recall reading somewhere Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 #3

More consequences for Germany and other nations ... Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 #4

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