What we learned from WWI, the first "total war" -- that changed everything

The modern strongmen, fascism and communism, emerged from the war's vortex of ruined bodies and disfigured minds, writes historian ruth Ben-Ghiat. But the war, which ended 100 years ago this year, was also an immense laboratory of military, scientific, and political transformation. And it offers a sober guide as we consider our current political landscape.

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