P. Clark Souers's Blog
June 4, 2015
WWI's Modern Influence
World War I is getting minor attention because a hundred years have passed. However, its immense importance in shaping the modern world, bigger than WWII, is largely unappreciated. Four old empires fell and all the places they ruled suddenly had a chance to become free but instead were devoured by new superpowers. In 2015, the names of the places along the WWI battle line are reappearing daily: Estonia, Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Iraq, Iran. Chaos and Identity lists what happened to all these places after the Great War and carries it up to today. Why Fascism in Germany made WWII all but inevitable is explored. Flags, maps and postage stamps with propaganda add continuous color to the ebook. Also great are the comments by the travelers of the 1920’s, who had to work to get around before the days of mass travel. Four thousand miles of battlefield countries and a hundred years are wrapped up in easy-to-read history.
