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  1. sillygoose

    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    Seems like they wanted to get back there and thought the legend of the battle of the vistula was due to sheer will. Maybe not vassals in the sense of the Czechs or Hungarians, but Italian level allies. Pretty much, but FDR, the Polish colonels, and Britain ensured it. What specifically?
  2. sillygoose

    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    Ruled or were influential? I seem to recall the author saying they didn't decide everything and were more about creating a form of loose 'gleichschaltung' (standardization of policy) among the ruling class. As the 1930s demonstrated they weren't necessarily in alignment and often struggled...
  3. sillygoose

    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    The Boer war came before they existed AFAIK. WW1 was definitely something they helped engineer. WW2 was more a fuckup on their part.
  4. sillygoose

    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    Cabal is a bit of a strong word, they were an influential circle of elites that worked towards specific policies they wanted to see happen. Today they are Chatham House, an organization that has existed for over 100 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House It grew out of the Round...
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