German Revanchism: Bridging the World Wars
... One. However, the assassination only provided a pretext for the future warring parties to take military action, while the roots of the lasting conflict can be found in the fundamental conflicts between the great powers. On the eve of the centennial of WWI, we spoke with military historian Sergey Chernyavsky , Director of the Russian State Navy Archive, who shared his views on German revanchism in the period between the two world wars, one of the main causes for the long war that followed. What do historians mean by German revanchism in the period between the two world wars of the 20th century? In reality, there are three factors ...