re: #286 Targetpractice

Those that live by the sword, shall die by the sword.

Wise words, but German leaders in both World Wars felt they were justified in taking over Europe by any means possible, because Germans were “superior.” Tuchman’s book conveys that belief very well. Also, the Kaiser was erratic, emotional and he really could not understand why his sabre rattling leading up to the war made England and Russia so uneasy. Germany truly expected that England would sit by and do nothing after they invaded neutral Belgium toward England’s ally, France.