The origins of World War I remain a topic of endless speculation. Even after 100 years, there is disagreement over why the war started and how the war started.
The reason we want to know why the Great War started can be observed in any country town in Australia or New Zealand. These towns, often almost depopulated these days, will have a war memorial commemorating the young ANZACS who went to war and never came home.
The reason why the war started is fairly clear. The Triple Entente, of Fr…
