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Strange, I was taught it was the German generals who went into fits over MEIN ZEITPLANNEN
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Irish are taught we didn't fight at all and instead spent the war in a constant state of unrest, so I guess that counts as WWI being a war of self-determination. 
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Feb 14, 2014 00:22
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There's a story that when his armies were begging for supplies, the Tsar ordered that they be sent portraits of him to inspire them. I have no idea if it's true or not but if it is it's a pretty telling anecdote.
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Feb 14, 2014 19:53
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Nessus posted:Does anyone know much about the Easter Rising and the possible German involvement? The sole German involvement was their selling Franco-Prussian war era firearms to the republicans for a tidy sum, and I believe that wasn't even that successful (it's been a while since I did any reading on the run up to the Rising). That the Rising happened during the war was mostly an "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity" thing.
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Feb 25, 2014 12:16
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I just listened to that speech and goddamn Churchill is a terrible orator. He sounds like one of the old rear end priests in Irish masses, all the passion of a book of carpet samples.
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May 28, 2014 15:20
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