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Catfish · 07-26-14, 01:37 PM

I have read a lot of stuff in the recent years, about WW1 and its beginnings, but the best books were "Die U-Boote des Kaisers" concentrating on politics not U-boats despite the title, Niall Ferguson's "The pity of war" and Christopher Clark's "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914".

Have also Barbara Tuchmann and Fritz Fischer, but i must say despite the latter's reputation, his argumentation and conclusions are biased and wrong – probably to blame on the immediate post WW2 war reeducation and the will to condemn certain events .. sympathetic and understandable, and good for the coalescence of the european peoples, but still very wrong.
Then there are the sources of the belgian-german embassies letter exchanges, a real eye opener.

We have had numerous exchanges on history websites, also in 'The aerodrome' forum (my hobby being WW1 planes and airships), and the more you know and read, more and more pieces fall into the right place and form a good mosaique.

Thanks aktungbby, interesting paintings !

@ Sailor Steve, just read WW! aviation is also a hobby of yours ?

Greetings,
Catfish

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I have read a lot of stuff in the recent years, about WW1 and its beginnings, but the best books were "Die U-Boote des Kaisers" concentrating on politics not U-boats despite the title, Niall Ferguson's "The pity of war" and Christopher Clark's "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914". Have also Barbara Tuchmann and Fritz Fischer, but i must say despite the latter's reputation, his argumentation and conclusions are biased and wrong – probably to blame on the immediate post WW2 war reeducation and the will to condemn certain events .. sympathetic and understandable, and good for the coalescence of the european peoples, but still very wrong. Then there are the sources of the belgian-german embassies letter exchanges, a real eye opener. We have had numerous exchanges on history websites, also in 'The aerodrome' forum (my hobby being WW1 planes and airships), and the more you know and read, more and more pieces fall into the right place and form a good mosaique. Thanks aktungbby, interesting paintings ! @ Sailor Steve, just read WW! aviation is also a hobby of yours ? Greetings, Catfish