Who Started World War One?

by Harry Elmer Barnes

WWI: It was the first of the devastating modern wars, involving nations from across the globe and resulting in millions of casualties—both civilians and soldiers. "The Germans started the war"—that is what we have been told by those who wrote the history of World War I. But how much blame should Germany really bear? And what about Austria-Hungary, England, Russia, Belgium, Italy and France,? What was the complex set of circumstances that blew out of control after the assassination of an archduke of Austria-Hungary? What other options were left to the nations involved? How did England and Germany get involved in these matters? And why were Russia and France so eager for a fight? Follow along as Revisionist historian Harry Elmer Barnes walks us through the complex history of the time—from the perspective of each of the participant nations.

Genres: History

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ferdinand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full responsibility for the First World War lies squarely on the shoulders of the International Jewish Bankers.They are responsible for millions of dead and dying.
(Congressional Record, 67th Congress, 4, Sitting, Senate Document nr.346, December 1922)
Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil by Gerard Menuhin, p 354
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[Andreas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book contains a short summary of his much bigger book The Genesis of the World War. It describes in several short chapters the main motivations for the involved countries to go to war. A short but good read from one of the revisionist historians.