tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post8732399894846629815..comments2024-03-28T10:31:32.918-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: How the War Was Lost: The Food Weapon?snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-78626843481788784372015-07-20T14:44:42.019-07:002015-07-20T14:44:42.019-07:00This article seems to presume that these internal ...This article seems to presume that these internal and external factors were mutually exclusive, which they were surely not. Nor would anyone consider the loss of 25% of their food imports insignificant. I agree with Brian's comment too.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960041122088653027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-73061398769828761222015-07-20T14:04:59.443-07:002015-07-20T14:04:59.443-07:00German starvation played a pivotal role in the fai...German starvation played a pivotal role in the failure to press the Spring Offensive. Many soldiers stopped to raid the depots of the British and French overrun in the first days. Diseas also worked against the Germans. The flu pandemic had major impact on all armies. The lack of proper diet played made the flu epidemic a greater drain on Germany than the Allies. bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-59016414887272302562015-07-20T12:27:39.153-07:002015-07-20T12:27:39.153-07:00Hunger played a major role in Austria-Hungary'...Hunger played a major role in Austria-Hungary's collapse. The Austrian half of the dual monarchy was dependent upon the Hungarian Kingdom for a large amount of foodstuffs. According to Gordan Brooke Shepherd in the Last Habsburg, the threat of an embargo of those foodstuffs caused the new Emperor, Karl, to take the Hungarian Coronation oath, which guarantees that the kingdom will remain Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569175249488616541noreply@blogger.com