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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by flukus on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:30AM (#13480257)
> In hindsight, that was likely for the best but it seems a misrepresentation.

Was it? American involvement created a decisive winner in what would have been a stalemate. Imagine if Versailles hadn't been so one sided?

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by pjc50 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:46AM (#13480329)
WW1 was a stalemate, it was only really ended by strike action and mutiny within Germany. Hence dolchstosslegende.
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