It was a theory that sounded like too much of a revisionist conspiracy theory to me - but interesting to see how early oil became a factor in international afairs.
I was interested in what you said about the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Thinking back, my knowledge of WW1 is based arround children's history books and various literary accounts of the Western Front. I know next to nothing about the Austro-Hungarians - could you recommend a good source. There was a BBC series many years ago about the Crowned Heads of Europe just before and during WW1, but it was pre video recorder and conincided with rugby practice so I didn't get to see it.
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Date: 2008-08-07 10:53 am (UTC)I was interested in what you said about the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Thinking back, my knowledge of WW1 is based arround children's history books and various literary accounts of the Western Front. I know next to nothing about the Austro-Hungarians - could you recommend a good source. There was a BBC series many years ago about the Crowned Heads of Europe just before and during WW1, but it was pre video recorder and conincided with rugby practice so I didn't get to see it.