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    How Each Nation Planned to Win World War I



    Patreon: https://patreon.com/OldBritannia

    Part 1 Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6uZp45pDMU
    (Part 1 is not essential viewing but will help give you a good background)

    Between 1911 and 1914 Europe swayed perilously between peace and war. In 1911 the Germans once more challenged the French at Morocco, kicking off events that would lead to the Italo-Turkish War, the Balkan Wars, and series of more minor crisis such as the Liman von Sanders affair.

    Underlying everything was an increasingly intense arms race, used to buttress the development of aggressive and offensive war plans by all of the Great Powers.

    This video aims to serve as a second part to the ‘How World War One Began’ Documentary. The meat of the video is an analysis of the War Plans and Armament Build ups each of the Great Powers went through, and the economics involved. Though this is sandwiched between more standard diplomatic history. The story takes us up to 28 June and the start of the July Crisis, which Part 3 will discuss.

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Agadir
    9:54 Russian Resurgence
    27:05 The Italo-Turkish War
    34:58 The Balkan Wars
    1:10:54 War Plans & Armaments Introduction
    1:18:49 Russian War Plans & Armaments
    1:39:18 German War Plans & Armaments
    2:13:55 Austrian War Plans & Armaments
    2:38:18 French War Plans & Armaments
    3:16:27 British War Plans & Armaments
    4:10:23 Europe’s Final Years 1912-1914

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    1. @OldBritannia on

      I hope you enjoy the second part in this Road to WWI series. Apologies it took so long again. The War Plans & Armaments section ballooned into something that could really have been a standalone video (and I might re-upload it as such at a later date).

      A quick few notes: I have gone with what I think are the most accurate division numbers available for the War Plans section. However, the count does differ depending on the source. I have taken Alexander Watson's count of 73.5 German Infantry Divisions in the West for example – but Terence Zuber says 68 and David Stevenson 78. So the numbers are there or thereabouts but slightly different depending on the source. I've done my best – please don't scream at me if my numbers differ to any sources you use.

      Also, in the Balkan Wars section the Greco-Turkish border is Pre-1881. I know, I'm sorry. By the time I noticed I'd already produced that section and correcting it was just too large a job for me to face.

      Thanks as always to Patrons for reviewing these sections as I made them. And thank you all for watching.

    6. @FRIMPZ0 on

      32:57 Italy didn't actually conquer Libya at that time. It was nominally theirs, but in reality even control over the coast was confined to the major cities alone, with most of it falling under the control of the senussis

    9. @jfidhakzhd on

      Why do you feel the need to constantly attack the Liberal government for not wanting to waste British tax payer money on ornamental dreadnoughts?

    16. @Mr.Compasss on

      This video is filled with amazing maps and details. I love how you take some time to describe those important figures that can otherwise seem distant to us. Also, the video came at an appropriate time.

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