text: Work Farce:
  
  Your point regarding the need to be aware of the costs and consequences of the First World War is valid. However, you generalize to the point of absurdity when you make a statement such as "that Germany was immediately determined to wage a war of revenge (WWII)." 
  
  What is ignored is twenty years of German domestic politics and developments in international affairs, all of which could have produced a much different outcome. Decisions made in Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow, Washington, Rome, and all the other major seats of power - including Geneva, home of the League of Nations , and New York, centre of world finances - all had a bearing on how the world shaped itself after the treaties were concluded in 1919.
  
  At first glance, history appears to be written by the victors. Look deeper and you will find that there is a chorus of voices, both nuanced and bombastic, on such subjects. Expect more as we approach the centenary.
  
  I'm a trained historian, but only one voice.