tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3557441786671156984..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Not Quite Ready for War: Herbert Asquith Before the July Crisis of 1914snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-67155259848668528112021-09-05T14:31:42.342-07:002021-09-05T14:31:42.342-07:00They still haven't sorted out Northern Ireland...They still haven't sorted out Northern Ireland; we thought they had but the old issues re-surfaced with Brexit. And we still have politicians that do nothing until they have to. We still do not have the industrial base to produce artillery ammunition for an extended war. <br />Minor point: it is not true that a "national air force" was established in 1912. The Royal Flying Corps wasAdrian Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-549537898403905662021-09-05T11:01:05.113-07:002021-09-05T11:01:05.113-07:00To take nothing away from the horrors of WWII and ...To take nothing away from the horrors of WWII and its aftermath, the world of pre WWI set the tone and pace of the century, producing the leaders and dynamics for all that follows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311204817108986174noreply@blogger.com