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The Month that Changed the World: July 1914 and WWI
Gordon Martel
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Description for The Month that Changed the World: July 1914 and WWI
Paperback. The dramatic step-by-step account of how the assassination of an Austrian archduke in the Balkans led to the cataclysm of the First World War over five fateful weeks in the summer of 1914. Num Pages: 512 pages, 55 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
On 28 June 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Balkans. Five fateful weeks later the Great Powers of Europe were at war. Much time and ink has been spent ever since trying to identify the 'guilty' person or state responsible, or alternatively attempting to explain the underlying forces that 'inevitably' led to war in 1914. Unsatisfied with these explanations, Gordon Martel now goes back to the contemporary diplomatic, military, and political records to investigate the twists and turns of the crisis afresh, with the aim of establishing just how the catastrophe ... Read more
On 28 June 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Balkans. Five fateful weeks later the Great Powers of Europe were at war. Much time and ink has been spent ever since trying to identify the 'guilty' person or state responsible, or alternatively attempting to explain the underlying forces that 'inevitably' led to war in 1914. Unsatisfied with these explanations, Gordon Martel now goes back to the contemporary diplomatic, military, and political records to investigate the twists and turns of the crisis afresh, with the aim of establishing just how the catastrophe ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199665396
SKU
V9780199665396
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About Gordon Martel
Gordon Martel is a leading authority on war, empire, and diplomacy in the modern age. His numerous publications include studies of the origins of the first and second world wars, modern imperialism, and the nature of diplomacy. A founding editor of The International History Review, he has taught at a number of Canadian universities, and has been a visiting professor ... Read more
Reviews for The Month that Changed the World: July 1914 and WWI
Gordon Martel's book stands for its authoritative judgements and for its no-nonsense focus on the decisions that caused the conflict's outbreak. It offers a detailed but compelling narrative of the July 1914 crisis, based overwhelmingly on first-hand and contemporary evidence.
David Stevenson, author of 1914-1918: the History of the First World War
[A] very readable day-by-day analysis ... Read more
David Stevenson, author of 1914-1918: the History of the First World War
[A] very readable day-by-day analysis ... Read more