Talk:World War I

To-do list for World War I: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2014-03-28

Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Verify : From Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Assessment/World_War_I: Add inline citations. Reference list needs auditing. First thing checked was Fromkin2004, p.94. One hopes he is authoritative, because the claim that military expenditure rose by 50% needs to be explained in a little detail, since there could be so many different variables. (see David Fromkin) Other : Make sure that all images are properly sourced, or replace unsourced ones. For example, the information about the "Austrians in Tyrol" isn't sufficient.

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Murderer of Franz Ferdinand

It could be a good thing to give a link to the name of the murderer of Franz Ferndinand, Princip. In the Sarajevo assasination part. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joris987 (talk • contribs) 12:40, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

We link to him in the lede.Slatersteven (talk) 12:42, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

@Joris987: He's linked, along with his co-conspirators, in the second sentence of the section. DuncanHill (talk) 13:22, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

I would believe the Black Hand, who In May, Gavrilo Princip, Trifko Grabez and Nedeljko Cabrinovic traveled to the Serbian capital of Belgrade, where they received six handheld bombs, four semi-automatic pistols and cyanide suicide capsules. Credit to HISTORY for information. Androneacus Vicero (talk) 22:13, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Discontent in Germany and Austria (as of 2020/11)

The single source given for the first, very broad, generalized and vague paragraph [424] is, much in contrary to the information in the article, extremely limited in scope (Tirol) and completely insufficient to back up these claims; claims which likely include original research and (in addition and in my opinion), as they are, are downright stereotyping or perpetuating bias. Some of the things mention in said first paragraph obviously have a basis in reality or are worth mentioning, but not overgeneralized in this manner, cherrypicked or out of context. As such, instead of trying to find sources for this as is, it should probably be rewritten. The rest of the section also exhibits bias or passes judgement in some cases ("justify acts of aggression due to perceived injustices"), which should probably be changed or omitted as well, until finally we get to this completely unrelated holocaust quote by a Mr. Rubinstein? Do we need this in a WW1 article? It's a very long road from "discontent in 1918/19 Germany" to "genocide in general arises from totalitarianism". It does not belong here. 93.225.143.158 (talk) 16:08, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

I count 4 sources in that whole section, not one.Slatersteven (talk) 16:15, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

The whole section actually has 6 sources; but as far as sources are concerned I am worried only about the first paragraph, which only has a single poor one, especially considering the sweeping claims made there. Beyond that it's mostly a question of the writing itself. 93.225.143.158 (talk) 16:38, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

That first paragraph seem to be a summery and overview of the section, thus can be argued to be supported by all the oterh cites as well. The cite in question is being used for one line.Slatersteven (talk) 16:41, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

major new book online free

See Cornelissen, Christoph, and Arndt Weinrich, eds. Writing the Great War - The Historiography of World War I from 1918 to the Present (2020) online free -- full coverage for major countries. Free download. Rjensen (talk) 21:04, 3 December 2020 (UTC)