Unknown Warriors -Understanding the First World War
- Michael Baker
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: May 11, 2020
We tend to define the First World War as 1914-18, but for most of central/eastern Europe and the Middle East 1918 had no meaning. As huge empires imploded, war did not end in these territories; instead, brutal ethnic and civil conflicts erupted, rendering the 'inter-war' period a bit of a misnomer.

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