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00:00 - Introduction00:17 - Who is Holger Afflerbach?04:20 - Did Germany Fully Commit to Total War i00:00 – Introduction
00:17 – Who is Holger Afflerbach?
04:20 – Did Germany Fully Commit to Total War in WWI? Insights into the Fischer Controversy
08:36 – Uncertainty of WWI’s Outcome: Identifying the Turning Point
15:47 – What Really Ignited WWI: Beyond the Assassination
21:34 – The Schlieffen Plan’s Failure: Significance and Consequences
25:02 – German Military Figures: Hindenburg and Ludendorff
30:43 – Internal Strife in Germany and Its Effect on the War
34:55 – Russia’s Early Exit: Why Germany Rejected Peace Proposals
41:09 – Germany’s Socio-economic Landscape and the War Effort
49:30 – The Shadow of WWI on WWII: A Reflective Analysis
55:53 – The Main Reasons for Germany’s Defeat in WWI
58:34 – If You Could Have Dinner with a WWI Figure, Who Would It Be?
01:00:45 – An Unexpected Discovery from Holger’s Research
01:02:30 – Final Thoughts
