Professor of Modern and Contemporary #History at UCL. I'm interested in the international aspects of the war, including the various foreign policies..
University College London
Joined February 2014
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Question about the war which was hardly addressed: where were all of the other countries? Surely were around somewhere. Japan? #WW1
Evidence plus ferocity: what can beat a debate between historians? More, please.#WW1
Have to be creful about what 'lessons' one takes from history. It can be too seductive to generalise: Eden thot Nasser was Mussolini.#WW1
What a pleasure - thinking about history in more than sound bites, even if limited to 140 bits. Minds not changed, but challenged. #WW1
News of Russian invasion of Crimea: should we forget WW1 and watch the beginning of WW3?#WW1
Not true that the US cared about the Tsar in deciding whether to enter the war. Paid little attention; concerned about Ger. and GB.#WW1
In 1914 there were 16 empires: WW1 killed off 4, with the loss of Austro-Hungary the worst. Was the Danube Basis a happier place?#WW1
What about the power of the Dominions and India - did they make much difference to the power that GB could bring to bear?#WW1
I still wonder why the US was hardly mentioned - surely it made the odd contribution? #WW1
.@bbcww1 @JonathanBoff The US: loss of soldiers fewer, growth of economic power greater, and self-given moral authority more triumphant#WW1
.@navalhistorian Yes, and once the US joined the war, she was even more merciless than the British in enforcing it. US financial power#WW1
It's a mistake to deny American contribution to victory - didn't win it for the Entente, but prevented an Entente defeat.#WW1