Central Powers in the first World War

The First World War, from 1914 to 1918 makes its case in history as one of the bloodiest wars ever. Over 21 million people died as a result. Yet this war was suppose to be a short war, one with minimal causalities that was suppose to end in months, even weeks. But the individuals most involved with the war who first envisioned this "short war" are also the ones that refused to let it come to an end. …

…of bad news to come for the Austro-Hungarians. The First World War was felt by millions of people from soldiers on the battlefield, to the civilians on the home front. Yet it was the individuals that had the greatest impact on the events of 1914-1918. Herwig has shown that it was the individuals that won and lost the battles, and individuals that plunged the world into one of the meaningless conflicts it has ever known.