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26%OFFTim Butcher - The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin Who Brought the World to War - 9780099581338 - V9780099581338
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The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

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Description for The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin Who Brought the World to War Paperback. Retracing Princip's journey from his highland birthplace, through the mythical valleys of Bosnia to the fortress city of Belgrade and ultimately Sarajevo, this book illuminates our understanding both of Princip and the places that shaped him while uncovering details about Princip which have eluded historians for a century. Num Pages: 352 pages, integrated b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.

‘The most original of First World War centenary books; it is a travel narrative of rare resonance and insight’ Sunday Times

On a summer morning in 1914, a teenage assassin fired the starting gun for modern history.


It was a young teenage boy named Gavrilo Princip who fired that fateful shot which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and ultimately ignited World War War. A hundred years later, Tim Butcher undertakes an extraordinary journey to uncover the story of this unknown boy who changed our world forever. By retracing Princip’s journey from his highland birthplace, through ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099581338
SKU
V9780099581338
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Tim Butcher
Tim Butcher is a best-selling author who blends travel with history. His first book, Blood River, was a number one bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club selection and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, while his next, Chasing the Devil, was longlisted for the George Orwell Prize. A journalist with the Daily Telegraph from 1990 to 2009, in ... Read more

Reviews for The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
The most original of First World War centenary books; it is a travel narrative of rare resonance and insight
Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times
Superb... Highly readable but profoundly researched
Ben Macintyre
The Times, Books of the Year
A triumph… A marvellously absorbing book on the nature of one man’s political grievance and its terrible aftermath ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin Who Brought the World to War


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