The First World War was supposed to be the war that ended all wars, hence the name, the Great War.
The Great War was off to a bad start from the German perspective. The plan was to fend off France and Russia while focusing on the main purpose, helping Austria-Hungary deal with Serbia.
The loss of life in the Great War was immense.
Scott's Other Books: • The Forgotten Heroes: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission • The Forgotten Women Heroes: Second World War Untold Stories - The Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two • Hitler's War and the Horrific Account of the Holocaust • Unforgettable World War II: Aftermath of the Extraordinary Second World War • Unforgettable Vietnam War: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle • On the Brink of Nuclear War: Cuban Missile Crisis - Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States
