One hundred years ago as of today the Armistice officially ended WWI.And today ends the four-year celebration of this pivoting moment in world’s history
And so, we're going back to the usual schedule. It’s been a very busy couple of months, but I really enjoyed the AtoZ Challenge. I loved researching the Weimar Republic, and I’m already putting my new knowledge at work. In fact, I’m now working on the story set somewhere near the Black Forest in Germany…
Veterans were a strong public presence in the Weimar Republic. A total of 1.4 million disabled veterans came back from war and the republic provided them, though veteran generally didn’t support the Weimar Republic
Often described as punitive to Germany, the Treaty of Versailles failed to create the base for long-lasting, solid peace in Europe
The Reichswehr, the German republican army, was always a state in the state, a strong power inside the Weimar government. Maybe it wasn’t realy an enemy of the republic, but certainly it never supported its liberal regime.
It is normally quite easy to understand why a war breaks out and who is pitted against who. Not so for the Great War. And this is true to the point that it has been defined as one of the most enigmatic events in contemporary history.
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends as Germany accepts an Armistice agreement with the Allies. Should have been peace. It was the beginning of more troubles.
Well, yes, can you say that I'm getting ready for the AtoZ Challenge next month? I've been researching the Weimar Republic and happened upon quite a few interesting articles. How could I avoid sharing them with you? You never know where your interests in life will bring you. When I was in school, I loved…
“Nothing is life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less”
Awful as it was, WWI produced unforeseen positive results. One of these serendipitous results was a huge leap forward in medical science