Did The First World War Have To End With Absolute Victory?

From the earliest days of the conflict in 1914, powerful voices called for a negotiated compromise to end the First World War. But there arguments failed to make an impact, and the fighting rumbled on despite the mounting death toll and destruction. Why were they ignored, asks Holger Afflerbach, and was there any hope of bringing about an earlier peace?

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