Points of No Return in History Dave Noell

Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia. The European powers respond.
I also take a closer look at Russia's culpability for war.
Citations and Links -
Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers: How Europe went to War in 1914 (New York: HarperCollins, 2012)
Sean McMeekin, July 1914: Countdown to War (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Ernest R. May, "An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914," The Journal of Modern History 79 (June 2007), 335-387
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/july_crisis_1914 (https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/july_crisis_1914)
https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Austro-Hungarian_Ultimatum_to_Serbia_(English_translation) (The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum) (WWI Document Archive)
https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Serbian_Response_to_the_Austro-Hungarian_Ultimatum_(English_translation) (The Serbian Response) (WWI Document Archive)


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Artist: Cody Martin
Song: Sir Francis Drake

Following the Franz Ferdinand assassination, Austria-Hungary would have some decisions to make regarding Serbia. Would they respond with diplomacy? Or a call to arms?
I also take a closer look at Austria-Hungary's responsibility in the outbreak of the First World War.
Citations and Links -
Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers: How Europe went to War in 1914 (New York: HarperCollins, 2012)
John W. Langdon, "Emerging from Fischer's Shadow: Recent Examinations of the Crisis of July 1914," The History Teacher 20, no. 1 (November, 1986), 63-86
Jack S. Levy, "Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in July 1914," International Security 15, no. 3 (Winter 1990/1991), 151-186
Sean McMeekin, July 1914: Countdown to War (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr., "Austria-Hungary Opts for War," in Essays on World War I: Origins and Prisoners of War, eds. Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Peter Pastor (Social Science Monographs, Columbia University Press, 1983), 9-36
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr., "Austria and the Origins of the Great War: A Selective Historiographical Survey," in 1914: Austria Hungary, the Origins, and the First Year of World War I eds. Gunter Bischof, Ferdinand Karlhofer and Samuel R. Williamson (University of New Orleans Press, 2014), 21-33
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr., "The Origins of World War I," Journal of Interdisciplinary History 18, no. 4 (Spring 1988), 795-818
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Ernest R. May, "An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914," The Journal of Modern History 79 (June 2007), 335-387
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/july_crisis_1914
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Twitter: @dnoell
Email: dvdnoell@gmail.com


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Artist: Cody Martin
Song: Sir Francis Drake

Franz Ferdinand’s assassination is a well-known event. Not as well-known is the context in which the assassination took place. Tension was building in Serbia and the Balkans long before Gavrilo Princip fired his gun.
This was an act that sparked the July Crisis of 1914.
Citations and Links -
Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers: How Europe went to War in 1914 (New York: HarperCollins, 2012)
Sean McMeekin, July 1914: Countdown to War (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
Grayson Myers, "Contradictory Explanations and Elusive Answers: The Historiography of the Sarajevo Assassination," The Macksey Journal 1, Article 114
Robert W. Seton-Watson, "The Sarajevo Murder Trial," The Slavonic Review 4, no. 12 (March, 1926): 645-656
Veljko M. Turanjanin and Dragana S. Cvorovic, "Sarajevo 1914: Trial Process Against Young Bosnia - Illusion of the Fair Process," Proceedings of the Faculty of Law, Novi Sad 50, no. 1 (2016): 183-198
https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/austrianreport.htm
https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/harrachmemoir.htm
https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand
https://www.rferl.org/a/interview-christopher-clark-1914-lessons-for-today/25437773.html
Contact the show -
Twitter: @dnoell
Email: dvdnoell@gmail.com


Music -
Artist: Cody Martin
Song: Sir Francis Drake

New series on the buildup to World War I launching soon! Please enjoy this teaser.

Next month, this podcast will explore the buildup to World War I. In this episode, we look at the connections between the wars to show how Points of No Return is moving forward.

A reviewer on iTunes recently asked if the series featured on this podcast are connected. Today, I try to answer this question and cast a vision for the show moving forward.
Contact the show -
Twitter: @dnoell
Email: dvdnoell@gmail.com
Music -
Artist: Cody Martin
Song: Sir Francis Drake