The Origins of the Blog, World War I Anniversary, and 1914 Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings

The Origins of Blogging (Sorta):

Ever since the development of you writing in Ancient times and the extension of its use beyond recording how much stuff a particular person had or the recording of the name's of kings and the battles they won people have recorded their thoughts and feelings about things going on around them. The main difference today is the method in which we communicate and the speed in which we do so.


World War I Anniversary:

Yesterday was the one hundred year anniversary of one of the most violent world changing conflicts in history. World War I, or the Great War as it is often called killed over 37 million in both the fighting that took place and the Spanish Flu which still ranks today as one the largest pandemics in history.

I know in history classes there can be an emphasis on the politics, rapid advancement in technology, and the ideology change of warfare into a war of attrition, in addition to the involvement of civilian populations which would continue till today. But it is important to remember that in these conflicts there are human beings involved on all sides. It can be difficult sometimes to determine who are the "bad guys".

1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings

In remembrance of the events that took place at the beginning of the are and the first year of the conflict I am reading the book whose title is given above.

Sincerely

~Muser