Berlin Quote by Paul Ham

“Germany’s siege mentality and gnawing sense of encirclement (the need to ‘storm out of the fortress’ to prevent a Russian attack); Austria-Hungary’s hatred of…

— Paul Ham

“Britain and France, honoring their pledge to Poland made earlier in the year, declared war on Germany on September 3. The war lasted nearly…

— James L. Stokesbury

Germany, which has lately united 80 million Germans, has submitted certain neighboring countries to her supremacy and gained military strength in many aspects, and…

— Vyacheslav Molotov

“Far from shocking the rulers of Europe, the war that erupted in August 1914 was widely anticipated, rigorously rehearsed, immensely resourced and meticulously planned.”

— Paul Ham

Just imagine going to war over Danzig - such a world catastrophe, just to prevent Germany from getting a piece of territory that belonged…

— Joachim von Ribbentrop

“A German attack on Russia’s ally France would, in reality, be defensive—but the English talked as if Germany was trying to dominate Europe.”

— Ken Follett

By the start of August 1914, it was dawning on the British that a major war was about to break out on mainland Europe.…

— Margaret MacMillan

One reason why so little is known about the German resistance is because it was never a united movement in the way that it…

— Kate Forsyth

World War I, that tiresome European engagement that threatened to close down French couture.

— Caroline Seebohm

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

“None of the treaties could disguise the basic fact of European life—a united Germany was potentially the strongest power on the Continent. France began…

— James L. Stokesbury

“Neither London nor Paris had gone to war in 1914 with the aim of creating a ‘Europe of nations’, and it was only from…

— Robert Gerwarth