"Maybe it is me but I found your previous post a little cryptic."
Sorry - I thought you were around when we discussed this last time - one of my favourite periods of history.
These subjects need to be examined in full context of what was happening elsewhere when "A spectre was haunting Europe — the spectre of communism." as Marx put it and the Empires had reached the point where there was no more places to conquer.
Ireland has been commemorating the first wobble of the domino this year - a fascinating time to be here.
Jim Carroll