… of Revolution, Rebellion and Armed Conflict Throughout Europe and Elsewhere.
"ON NOV. 11, 1918, the guns along the Western Front finally fell silent; after four years of unremitting bloodshed, the First World War at last was over.
More than 70 million soldiers from 32 countries had taken part in the struggle. All told, the fighting, which spanned three continents and covered the world's oceans, claimed between 50 and 100 million lives.
Few wars up to that point in history had been so bloody, costly or far-reaching politically. Between 1914 and 1918, ancient dynasties were toppled, mighty empires beggared and the international order reshuffled.
Not surprisingly, those who survived the tumult famously (if not hopefully) referred to what they'd just lived through the "War to End All Wars." Sadly, world events would prove such optimism wrong; a second still-larger conflict would follow within a generation…."
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