The 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I is upon us. Well we should mourn this cataclysmic event and continue to draw lessons from it. As a former soldier and military historian, I’ve always felt that WWI was the most tragic conflict in modern history:  a totally avoidable madness that wrecked Europe’s glittering civilization and led directly to World War II, Hitler and Stalin. This mournful anniversary has reopened fierce debate over who was responsible for the Great War. On one side of the debate is historian Margaret MacMillan, whose new book “The War That Ended Peace,” lays primary … Continue reading Who Was Responsible for WWI?