WW1: The War That Changed Everything

Tom Stark January 22, 2019

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Talk about a convoluted picking sides on the school yard, the crooked path to WW1 reads like something out of a childhood diary of bickering children.

Austria-Hungary battles Serbia, Serbia drags in Russia, Germany’s sourpuss named Wilhelm decides he wants to rule the world and the U.S. gets dragged into it to save England and France (as usual). It had all the makings of a mayhem like the world had never seen. Millions dead, more maimed and very little accomplished considering that the assassination of a single individuals caused the whole thing to erupt.

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Tom Stark’s career began with Air Force service, including a year in Thailand and Vietnam, and progressed through a variety of manufacturing and service positions to Manager of Security, Safety, and Transportation for the Orange County (FL) Convention Center. He graduated from Barry University in 1994 and soon after embarked on a second career building custom furniture as an entrepreneur for the last 20 years. He unsuccessfully ran as a Tea Party candidate in the 2010 Congressional race (WV-01). Tom currently writes and advocates for smaller more prudent and less intrusive government, strengthening families and protecting life while building free market principles that make America stronger. He is now 70, retired, and residing with his wife in Weston, West Virginia.