New Europe’s Old Ghosts
The past stalked Europe in 2014. When the year started, the centennial of the Great War’s outbreak attracted much commemorative energy; and, as it progressed, disturbing parallels appeared – not to 1914, but to some of the nastier features of the interwar years.
NEW YORK – The past stalked Europe in 2014. When the year started, the centennial of the Great War’s outbreak attracted much commemorative energy. But, as it progressed, disturbing parallels appeared – not to 1914, but to some of the nastier features of the interwar years.