Zara Steiner

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919 painted by William Orpen.

How wars end part III: World War I

Conflict & Justice

World War I was a massive conflict. Ten million soldiers died and whole empires disintegrated. At the end, the winners carved up the spoils. There are lessons in that ending, not necessarily the ones we’ve been taught.

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