re: #309 Feline Fearless Leader
Between _Guns of August_ and Massie’s _Dreadnought_ you can get a real good view of how politically screwed up Europe was in the 1900-1915 period. Wasn’t a question of “Would there be a war?” as compared to “When will the war start?”
There’s a couple new books out on it. I did read Margaret MacMillian’s IMO excellent Paris 1919. She has a fairly new one about the lead up. She’s an interesting read since she’s David Lloyd George’s great granddaughter I believe. I still don’t know what to make of Wilson and all those Allied leaders.