The War that Ended Peace by Margaret Macmillan

The War that Ended Peace by Margaret Macmillan

The definitive history of the political, cultural, military and personal forces which shaped Europe's path to the Great War.

The story of how intelligent, well-meaning leaders guided their nations into catastropheImmersed in intrigue, enlivened by fascinating stories, and made compelling by the author's own insights, this is one of the finest books I have read on the causes of World War I -- Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State
Once again, Margaret MacMillan proves herself not just a masterly historian but a brilliant storyteller -- Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution
A masterful explanation of the complex forces that brought the Edwardian world crashing down. Utterly riveting, deeply moving, and impeccably researched, MacMillan's latest opus will become the definitive account of old Europe's final years -- Amanda Foreman

MARGARET MacMILLAN is the renowned author of the international bestsellers The War that Ended Peace, Nixon in China and Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War, which won the Duff Cooper Prize, the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, the Samuel Johnson Prize, and the 2003 Governor General's Literary Award in Canada. The past provost of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, she is now the warden of St. Antony's College at Oxford University.

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ISBN 13	9781846682735
ISBN 10	1846682738
Title	The War that Ended Peace
Author	Margaret Macmillan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2014-06-12
Number of pages	736
Prizes	Long-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013 (UK), Long-listed for British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2014 (UK)
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