| Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? Contributor(s): Fromkin, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 037572575X ISBN-13: 9780375725753 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautiful summer in memory. For nearly a century since, historians have debated the causes of the war. Some have cited the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; others have concluded it was unavoidable. In Europe's Last Summer, David Fromkin provides a different answer: hostilities were commenced deliberately. In a riveting re-creation of the run-up to war, Fromkin shows how German generals, seeing war as inevitable, manipulated events to precipitate a conflict waged on their own terms. Moving deftly between diplomats, generals, and rulers across Europe, he makes the complex diplomatic negotiations accessible and immediate. Examining the actions of individuals amid larger historical forces, this is a gripping historical narrative and a dramatic reassessment of a key moment in the twentieth-century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Europe - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 940.311 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautiful summer in memory. For nearly a century since, historians have debated the causes of the war. Some have cited the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; others have concluded it was unavoidable. In Europe's Last Summer, David Fromkin provides a different answer: hostilities were commenced deliberately. In a riveting re-creation of the run-up to war, Fromkin shows how German generals, seeing war as inevitable, manipulated events to precipitate a conflict waged on their own terms. Moving deftly between diplomats, generals, and rulers across Europe, he makes the complex diplomatic negotiations accessible and immediate. Examining the actions of individuals amid larger historical forces, this is a gripping historical narrative and a dramatic reassessment of a key moment in the twentieth-century. |