The Month that Changed the World
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The Month that Changed the World by Gordon Martel
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.
This gripping account of the descent into the abyss of war makes clear just how little the conflict was premeditated, preordained, or predictable* Military History Monthly *
[A] very readable day-by-day analysis of the crisis * Duncan Kelly, Financial Times *
During the centenary year an avalanche of books on the First World War's origins will descend upon the public. Gordon Martel's will stand out among them 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 of the crisis * Duncan Kelly, Financial Times *
During the centenary year an avalanche of books on the First World War's origins will descend upon the public. Gordon Martel's will stand out among them 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 *
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 or fellow in England, Ireland and Australia. Editor-in-chief of the five-volume Encyclopedia of War, he is also joint editor of the longstanding Seminar Studies in History series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199665389 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199665389 |
| Title | The Month that Changed the World |
| Author | Gordon Martel |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2014-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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