In 1914, Europe looked like paradise. No continental war for 43 years.
Beneath that calm surface, the continent was a powder keg waiting for a spark.

Then on the morning of 28 June, two shots rang out in Sarajevo.

What most people don't know is that afterwards, Europe went quiet
for almost a full month. Markets held steady.
The Kaiser left for his scheduled holiday cruise.

Two bullets never start a world war on their own.
What starts a war is what a handful of men decide to do
with those two bullets over the next thirty days.

Part 1 traces the roots of the conflict all the way
to the day the world sank into the trenches.

Part 2 coming soon.