Regarding World War I, German historian Guido Knopp writes: “August 1, 1914: No one suspected that the 19th century, which had presented Europeans with a long period of peace, ended on that day; and no one noticed that the 20th century actually began only at that time — with a time of war lasting three decades and demonstrating what men can do to fellow humans. ”
पहले विश्‍व युद्ध के बारे में जर्मन इतिहासकार गीडो कनॉप लिखता है: “किसी ने सपने में भी नहीं सोचा था कि अगस्त 1, 1914 वो दिन होगा जब यूरोप में 19वीं सदी से चली आ रही शांति का युग अचानक खत्म हो जाएगा ।