between these forts. That looks like it. red scarlet for british troops has only recently given away Takaki and the french Army still war stuff that look like they belong in Napoleon's army. It is guaranteed by the greatest powers of the age. Think about that for a second, before field marshal. All up in that web of alliances will not. Even as this story is going down in the guns are pulverising the fortune. All these powers in Europe Attack France at the same time and you're stuck with I mean, like, a bit of your army leftover, the artillery stayed with the people, so the old french artillery was good, but you've got this mishmash of an army with officers. positive outcome for them if they get involved in this whole affair, I mean there are things, lost territory, they lost to Germany in the war of eighteen, seventy eighteen, seventy one they'd like to get. the order was given. To do this, if the Germans figured. Sometimes you get a great role and you end up with a gifted ruler and then, it almost seems wonderful that they've got so much power in their hands right? In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Now the Germans don't have a lot to celebrate, In their military history in the Second World WAR, because the cause was so nasty doesn't matter, you know how many, good things their troops did in terms of military history. begin. A regular fighting, of course, is when you know regular people. It's a severe society, especially you know the Prussia. We dig deep in our history and our doctor and remember. One the most fortified borders throughout world history. This is from part three of Blueprint for Armageddon which you can listen to here: http://www. There are new, country on the stage and they think you're being treated like trash they're mad there there's a chauvinistic, that's how the British in the French and those people see them in just these upstart in a, but, as many historians have pointed out, there's no nation in the world that is up and coming that doesn't start to act like it and when they do the nations that already have it all don't like it, I mean how do how does the United, today, is sort of elbowing its way into the you know: power straw, here I mean we all understand they deserve it. The last thing they wanted to do was give them guns and train them how to use it right, training how to be better street fighters. The newspapers were full of them. That's making everybody rich. The whole towns would be executed, if a sniper was loose and here's the worst part, papers may not have even been loose. The French, your, The Germans are going to try to fake them into going into Belgium first because they think the Germans are coming in. The army passed in such solid columns that not once, write a taxi cab or trolley car passed through the city. Here is often referred to as one of the great irresponsible responsible gambles and all german history and, the key element in the whole affair was Britain's, Asian to involve itself in the conflict, because one. Why does it? You have nothing to replace that mobility with, but these cavalry commanders don't want to hear that it's even worse than it used to be wow, Rachel, the modern artillery and machine guns get ahold of your cavalry. First world war, german armies, because the Second World WAR, german army, like so many things in that second conflict over shadow, it in many ways the very, in the Second World WAR is flashier than the first World war. Going to be a little brutal for a while the guys like VON Moltke. To be to be the highways the german army uses to get from Germany to France. In fact, none of the, they hadn't been mentally prepped for the idea that this was coming for. That's not a handshake deal, that's in ink. Belgium, like a shooting war breaks out between a couple of, thing, one of the gangsters does is turn to the side and kills an innocent bystander because they're standing in their way, that's a little like what this is portrayed as by you know. Freaked out, he wrote that the meeting was, excellency at once began a harangue which lasted for about twenty minutes. We have an advantage now we won't have later in the friend, felt. You shoot a few of these people that snipe at your troops and then they stopped doing it. Croatia to their comrades in Belgrade was the torch which set the world afire with war in nineteen. The bad guy. The European, dates had developed the wealth, the organizational techniques and the methods of motivation needed to fight mass wars with a degree. What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? The royalty of Europe, which is almost all of Europe, clashes with this new republic in France and. Built, the Iowa Class, the Missouri's they had. In boxing they always, feel like an early knockout is more merciful than a long, that's because in a long match you take a lot more punishment well in a funny way, if everything could be decided at one big, horrific battle, you know at the start of a war that is a lot, costly overtime than A4 or A5 year long conflict, where both sides grind, multiple states in Europe capable of fighting until they were ground down to the nub, which metal. The western world have been tranquil and it seemed safe, few middle aged and aging people in France, it had any practical experience of warfare, the newspaper, conveyed very little meaning to those for whom the world it always seems, secure, who were indeed, incapable of thinking of it as anything otherwise than secure in Britain, particularly for some weeks, the peacetime routine continued in a slightly dazed fashion. The shell that the largest of these guns of four hundred and twenty millimeter motor fires, that Shell weighs two thousand pounds. that's kind of out of the way by this point: oh no, protect France from falling 'cause. Case scenario, you this conflict breaks out, they will get them back, British, don't have anything that wonderfully positive to look forward too yeah. general exhaustion and the creation of circumstances for the final victory of the working class. The roman empire, could take punches. Many of them could dish it out it. So there wasn't a lot of stuff to really counter. You know Americans the best at everything and and that sort of feeling, but, the german army comes through, and you can. Politics, diplomacy, revolution and mutiny take center stage at the start of this episode, but mud, blood, shells and tragedy drown all by the end. the nicest you can be, even if it's horribly brutal, to make the knockout as quick as it is so fun, in this case is basically saying yeah, it's a it's, well, but in the end this is going to save lives going to use. Here's a guy that that could shock people with the killing power of well used artillery and his big guns were firing. The shells that Napoleon's twelve pounders fired, or between nine and twelve pounds. Need help? Von Moltke was basically saying knock come out, quick knockouts, that's. Italy says they're out. Maybe I mean you create your top ten list of the greatest armies throughout all history, and I put the Kaiser Reich Army on there. tended to you know, set examples of people that did things that the Germans had said. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. a bunch of neutral states these are going to. They knew, that the Belgians might resist and they knew if they did, they had to have a weapon, that was greater than anything the people who built these forts ever envisioned in the, aids, although some of these four states in the 1890s in that era, the, it's more basically guaranteed to the belgian government to be, invulnerable to any Canon, then known in the world, The cannons that were then known in the world are no longer the maximum size cannons available in the world, and no one even knew it until they first showed up on the scene and they. Some of the generals and military thinkers understood this going into the war because they had paid, close attention to that one thousand nine hundred and five war. It was inevitable that something like that would break down the, and that the Austro Hungarians didn't just, They found out that the service will responsible for killing their heir to the throne is, they knew that would mean war with Russia. could survive on a modern battlefield and, of course, the battlefield that Nathan Bedford Forrest was. Instead, they have perhaps, to be truthful. Right as we are in the story of landing troops on the continent to aid, the French who are, finishing the last bits of the necessary ingredients, so they can launch an offensive. Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? What are the odds of that kind of kooky Han history can be. pledge of your good behavior and will consider you out of this war, that is, impossible for the french government to do as the demands on Serbia WAR. Is that he's almost silly or that he's full, You know he just racked with inferiority complex he's almost to be pitied, he's a little mentally, all, but there isn't that malevolent, evil sort of thing, and I think part of the reason. Trying to figure out who's responsible for damages is a key. I ventured out on a tour of inspection on the external slopes, which. Nobody. Thanks for sure this whole idea of frightfulness in order to cow, you know the people. Folks, it's on the slide to general war. What did people think that meant. The creation of a nation in arms was the first. That's the perfect translation of the term, but the Germans. All you have to do is hand us the keys to all your forts on our fortified border until the war in the east is over that, as. Mounds of bodies and the Belgians can't figure out the best. mutation in terms of global public opinion, I mean there's always been people who call Germany, this evil malevolent militaristic country and what have you, but on the world stage as soon as the Germans invade Belgium, they partici, right in the most aggressive act so far by any of the major powers in this conflict. The Americans are coming, but will the war be over by the time they get there? Seven years or thirty years, duration and woe to him who sets your a polite, who first put the few, heavyweight championship fight. It's also my, in that the Germans are being taught a lesson. Start the wiki. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject. Show 53 - Blueprint for Armageddon IV. some cousins who are slightly smaller from the also great armaments works of Skoda in Austro, hungarian, weapons created by Crook and Skoda start shelling these forts and they start going down and they start going down fast, now. You just couldn't support it, in addition, all these armies are fabulously trained. The frame, Foreign minister will sit down and discuss. Error of warfare was the kind of warfare where you know the lead. There's a. it's only if you were reading the morning papers every morning in that period there be war scares and comments here, and there would be something new everyday to keep. You think it's magnificent in and Bray, a doomed sort of attack on the part of incredibly courageous men. By continuing to browse or closing this banner, you consent to our, Show 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds. Queen Victoria's grandchild he's the first cousin of the king of England, King George, right, not just that, but the czar of Russia is married to another, Victoria's grandchildren, so bizarre as her son in law, it's also Wilhelm's cousin, and then, when you know he gets upset, we want to talk to, the Russians about something he will often sit down and pen. companies and companies into battalions. The Germans went in and did a bunch of things in Belgium that make him look bad, because they were bad, and then the foreign media, like the British, were fantastic at this. army was, it may not have been as flashy with those giant knockouts and all that, but they had a better chin and they were, you know. European Cavalry commanders, even in the first World WAR, when it breaks out that they haven't absorbed yet forestry. It was even more of a concern than that. He's wandering around this battlefield at night. There goes the day. Ferguson writes quote but. Their goods are crossing borders like crazy. They've already done this job many times, they're going to be the only truly really experienced troops in this conflict which will make them to get back, above their weight class they're going to give, a lot better than their small numbers, probably in, I've often been asked by people how large, the. France, out of this conflict, which is why they had these in a fan. They will remember that these men were sons of their nation. that use of camouflage she's ever seen the British, goes on and on about how the minute these german soldiers get one hundred yards from, you can't see him anymore. So they capture him very quickly and run him off to be interrogated and. If you're looking at this. Terranean Forts Barbara Tuchman said like castles. You know in the my. The german army in the Second World WAR is that countries, The very ferocity in the scariness of this Kaiser right german army worked against, at the beginning of the war in a way that heard it through, history of the war- and I think long afterwards helped establish this german reputation as sort. End quote: it's a fantastic army, natural efficiency that is stereo typically german, is a, two to military science during a time period, where military science really does become science, it's become the age of the bean counters and efficiency experts. The rape of Belgium go see the rape of Nanking in your history books, and then you will see something that propagandists did not need to magnify it all to create. there wasn't a general european conflict involving all the major powers and, let's not forget. A position to decide to go or not to go to war that seems to put them in the driver's seat. Think about how the american people would have reacted, regardless of what the facts were if they thought that was the case, it's only a year after the cuban missile crisis a year after World WAR, three is potentially dodged. his sword hilt. That would be considered quite a blow. The, 19th century. He knows and has already absorbed the lesson that most. Just Dan being dragged into the blackhole of opinionjerk that is twitter. Half of hte Cast of Blueprint for Armageddon in One Photo. Growth in industry I mean the Germans were, So they figured the same thing if war going to come, let it come now n, amidst. And he allows that machine to make vital mistakes. Machine guns, barbed wire and millions upon millions of artillery shells create industrialized meat grinders at Verdun and the Somme. You have to imagine a state where the entire underpinnings of the state of been broken down, including especially the army, and then all of me, Russia, Russia, Austria, Great Britain. by the way have lived long enough have seen. The weapons that are on the way from Germany to. I don't think the Germans have recovered from that image. Similarly about the Germans, as the Germans felt about the Russians, they were looking at the german birth rate and just going. Do the people who, reducing such cutting edge higher culture. The largest of the guns that are on the way from Berlin to Belgium, The largest of them weighs three hundred thousand pounds. If you dont think the Battle of Jutland was a big deal, imagine if the British had decisively lost it. railways don't go everywhere. Stuff wasn't manufactured out of whole cloth and that be. Ferguson is forced to deal with the reality of the situation that this. Dan! giant historical game of russian roulette a trigger that have been, several times already with nothing. Von Moltke puts his foot down, whatever side that Kaiser is commanding in these war games, these national maneuvers of national security importance, whatever side the Kaisers commanding wins automatically come on folks, that's, goofy and the Kaiser's a little goofy he's got this one arm that was damaged during his birth, was withered and had no strength. They also, we've taking hostages for good behavior and when people, stuff anyway, they killed the hostages. You shouldn't do. are. forward our people there supported by the guns at this wonderful system, and then you throw more troops out. Dish out really good blows, but they couldn't take very many good blows, most nations in the past could match that's? the crowned heads of Europe, felt about the french Revolution and how destabilizing it was seen. The first experiment in this hypothesis of, being the violence out of societies is on the way. French are beginning to press in the opposite sense, as the Russians have been doing for some time. The alliance with Germany, hungry later Turkey and some other countries will be called the central powers, and so it's the triple on, papers and pillagers an looters, and it will be, the Germans will provide their opponents with the raw materials to not, to exaggerate too much at all. And then, something that the Austro Hungarians were not prepared for at least, without checking with their main friend on the world stage and finding, You know what they would do in that situation, Now the german empire's attitude is very interesting. But if you read the, stuff at the time he's portrayed as this militarist, and that is the term that is most often used for this. When the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand arrived in Munich, going to be sitting at home and heard of it only vaguely, I was at. You have to infer that. that was well understood by the intelligent heads of Europe. I've never gone away and, on combatants, wherever they find them and, As you watch this story unfold, it's clear that, In some respects the germans- just don't get it when you would think, would. The battle of Kosovo way back from hundred. What are you going to do. you could have used a historical xerox machine to duplicate that world conquering army, ten. two days before they enter the war, the government is leaning toward neutrality. I told you earlier one of the key issues, because this war so important to the rest of the 20th century in 21st century history is whose fault at all is, and the British are very concerned during this time period that they be. Well or badly hurt in the blood on the street. you have an instant great power on the world stage. Well, those are almost does really, generations. that none of the major european powers seem to be. Are they working for a larger entity today we would ask whether or not they were an example of state sponsored terrorism. You know through, entire history. They had a nominal alliance with Germany and Austria, Hungary, but they choose, used to use an out clause which may or may not be valid, depending on who you're talking to saying that this, here's to being aggressive war and their alliance only covers defensive war, so they're out they declare, they're neutral on this new conflict, it's just starting the next day in the. (Much of the debt taken on by Newfoundland had been to finance its participation in The War.) It held the mystery and menace of fog rolling toward you across the sea. How do you control that many. Publish Date:Sun, 17 Aug 2014. The belgian defense is that the. Terry dictator of Germany, within four years name is Erick Ludendorff. I remember the First Gulf WAR. That's completely unpredictable, as I said, somewhat chaotic and random, and, logical side of the brain appreciates that sort of viewpoint. following an unplanned route for security reasons, There doesn't seem to be a lot of extra in a police protection, Franceville in her, was on the running board of the arch, car. The women will make tents and clothes and serving hospitals. Did that threatened to mask our guns and cause us trouble so high to the Baruch aid become that we didn't know whether to fire through it or to go out and clear openings with our hands. Maybe you can't win a war against someone like the Germans, but you can. You want to believe it's a hot button issue, none the less. It is, being, not even our own, the Japanese or the British, scene seen one so thoroughly equipped, I'm not speaking of the, it meant an organization. Reviews There are no reviews yet. The great powers fought each other in Europe hundred years before. In. Did, crush Serbia and who cares if the Russians attack everybody, but, the problem, wasn't that it would just involve the Russians attacking everybody because of that, Plex web of alliances. What is a greater mistake for the entire history of your nation as a unified in a country since. His jaw is on the floor. Leadership could be the determining factor and the boldness shown by ludendorff. Vital mistake number one here: He intentionally drove them away. the same time that the United States and Mexico are trying to corral Geronimo and a bunch of Apache's in the american southwest. Some of these countries are saddled with people, leadership is such an interesting side of this conflict because, I firmly believe, have you had a guy of Auto VON Bismarck's caliber in his, authority in Germany when the first World WAR is on the verge of happening that they could put the pan. Although the Entente press wildly exaggerated what went on in Belgium, there is no question that the german army did commit atrocities there in one thousand, nine hundred and fourteen, according to evidence from the diaries of german soldiers, another reliable sources. pre war, photographs of russian pogroms genuinely were reprinted too in quotes illustrate. Stephanie Avant Who would arouse the ire of the Germans by destroying the vital bridge the Germans revenge was to round up more than six hundred men, women and children, stories were true and the Germans made no attempt to keep them secret. Probably, Japan and Russia in one thousand, nine hundred and five, where, you know new weapons that, when fused together create the modern war machine where some of that was observable, the, key element as far as european planners can figure it out, though, is something that harkens. Two of blueprint for Armageddon. The french and the British have to worry about things that you know. Even if it, the most powerful land power for the most powerful see power. Some people are taken to the hospital the arch, The town hall to lodge a complaint they were going, full to give the local officials we come to, and this is the reception we get that kind of thing, and it looks at least from this point-. In the Kaiser this is controversial, but traditionally the Kaiser was supposed to have told the Austrians to go for it.