Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) branch
Welcome to the Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) Branch of The Western Front Association
We meet on the second Monday of each month at 7.00pm.
Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome.
All are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
A £5 donation to help with the Branch running costs is gratefully accepted however this is not obligatory, and is at the discretion of each attendee.
We hold a free monthly raffle at the meeting and each visitor is encouraged to take part.
We look forward to welcoming one and all to our branch meetings.
Branch meeting place
Congregational Church, King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1EJ
The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand involving political motivations, a failed first attempt, and a fatal wrong turn. The background tensions that led to the event are rooted in events like the Congress of Berlin (1878), which created the political instability in the Balkans that the assassins exploited. The final, fatal moment was the result of a wrong turn taken by the driver, which was a direct result of a previous, failed assassination attempt and a decision to try a new route.
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