An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914

Published: June 2007

"Despite all our accumulated information about 1914, we are still very far from being clear as to what men in power understood to be happening, why they thought it mattered, or how they assessed their action choices."

Recommended citation

May, Ernest and Samuel R. Williamson. “An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914.” The Journal of Modern History, June 2007

Europe European studies History International Relations International Security & Defense International Security Program Military policy Russia Security Strategy

Author

Ernest R. May

Samuel R. Williamson

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), front, and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), rear, conduct joint operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD-108) in the South China Sea

Reports & Papers

Navigating China’s Opportunistic Approach to Overseas Naval Base Acquisition

November 2023 by Maxwell Simon and Jayaram Ravi

Article

Ukraine’s Defense: A Whole-of-Society Effort Demanding Additional Support

Oct. 13, 2023 by Jake Steckler
Article

Bargaining with the Military: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control

Summer 2023 by Andrew Payne

Ernest R. May

Samuel R. Williamson

Navigating China’s Opportunistic Approach to Overseas Naval Base Acquisition

Ukraine’s Defense: A Whole-of-Society Effort Demanding Additional Support

Bargaining with the Military: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control