T H E E I G H T E E N T H D E C IS IV E
B A T T L E O F T H E W O R L D
B A T T L E O F T H E W O R L D
WARSAW, 1920
THE EIGHTEENTH DECISIVE
BATTLE OF THE WORLD
W A R S A W , 1920
BY
V ISCO U N T D 'ABERN ON
BATTLE OF THE WORLD
W A R S A W , 1920
BY
V ISCO U N T D 'ABERN ON
"... On this point I am disposed to hold
with the most impartial of historians, Hallam, that
the determining factor and final criterion should be
whether a contrary event would have essentially
varied the drama of the world.It cannot be disputed that " Warsaw, 1920 " had
many of the characteristics required for inclusion in
such a category of greater magnitude. The civilisa
tions in conflict were radically different, the objectives
and methods of the combatants were violently
opposed; it was in no sense an inter-tribal squabble,
but rather a trial of arms between two fundamentally
divergent systems. Moreover, an immediate and, so
far, an enduring Peace, was the result.It will be for the reader to judge, after perusal of
the following pages, whether the claim of Warsaw is
well founded. I have endeavoured to set forth the
facts and to narrate events with simplicity, avoiding
emphasis and undue bias...."
with the most impartial of historians, Hallam, that
the determining factor and final criterion should be
whether a contrary event would have essentially
varied the drama of the world.It cannot be disputed that " Warsaw, 1920 " had
many of the characteristics required for inclusion in
such a category of greater magnitude. The civilisa
tions in conflict were radically different, the objectives
and methods of the combatants were violently
opposed; it was in no sense an inter-tribal squabble,
but rather a trial of arms between two fundamentally
divergent systems. Moreover, an immediate and, so
far, an enduring Peace, was the result.It will be for the reader to judge, after perusal of
the following pages, whether the claim of Warsaw is
well founded. I have endeavoured to set forth the
facts and to narrate events with simplicity, avoiding
emphasis and undue bias...."
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