| Decisions for War, 1914-1917 Contributor(s): Hamilton, Richard F. (Author), Herwig, Holger H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521836794 ISBN-13: 9780521836791 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 Annotation: Focusing on the choices made by coteries, this study examines the perplexing question of why World War I happened. In each case, the decision to enter the war was made by a handful of individuals--monarchs, ministers, military people, party leaders, ambassadors, and a few others. In each case also, separate and distinct agendas are seen, with considerations differing from one nation to the next. The leadership of Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, the Balkans, and the United States are explored, as well as that of the major powers involved--Austria-Hungary, Germany, France, and Great Britain, |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940.311 |
| LCCN: 2004048596 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.29" W x 9.23" (1.32 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Herwig, Holger H.: - Holger H. Herwig is Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Among the many books he has written are Biographical Dictionary of World War I (1982), co-authored with Neil M. Heyman, The First World War (1997), and The Destruction of the Bismarck (2001).Hamilton, Richard F.: - Richard F. Hamilton is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Political Science and Research Associate of The Mershon Center at Ohio State University. He is co-editor, with Holger Herwig, of The Origins of World War I (Cambridge, 2003). His previous books include Who Voted for Hitler? (1982) and The Bourgeois Epoch (1991). |