The Trigger by Tim Butcher
On a summer morning in Sarajevo a hundred years ago, a teenage assassin named Gavrilo Princip fired not just the opening shots of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history, when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
A triumph… A marvellously absorbing book on the nature of one man’s political grievance and its terrible aftermath -- Ian Thomson * Observer Books of the Year *
The most imaginative and singular book on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War to date.. This is expeditionary journalism at its best – a historical inquest radiated through the mind and experience of an outstanding reporter -- Robert Fox * Evening Standard *
A masterpiece of historical empathy and evocation... This book is a tour de force -- Christopher Clark * Guardian *
A fascinating study of one of those rare individuals whose act of violence changed the history of the world. An incisive, shrewd, wholly compelling investigation of an assassin’s life and times -- William Boyd
A fabulous book that all First World War historians will now have to take account of… Superb -- Saul David
A splendid book. It takes its place among classics of Balkan history -- Norman Stone
Tim Butcher goes from strength to strength. I enjoyed every paragraph -- Dervla Murphy
Insightful, useful and delightfully written… A great book – one to be recommended to professional and amateur historian alike -- General Sir David Richards, former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lucid, passionate, urgent -- Rory MacLean
This is first class history and in a year swamped with First World War centenary books, it’s the one you should read first -- Andrew Roberts
The most imaginative and singular book on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War to date.. This is expeditionary journalism at its best – a historical inquest radiated through the mind and experience of an outstanding reporter -- Robert Fox * Evening Standard *
A masterpiece of historical empathy and evocation... This book is a tour de force -- Christopher Clark * Guardian *
A fascinating study of one of those rare individuals whose act of violence changed the history of the world. An incisive, shrewd, wholly compelling investigation of an assassin’s life and times -- William Boyd
A fabulous book that all First World War historians will now have to take account of… Superb -- Saul David
A splendid book. It takes its place among classics of Balkan history -- Norman Stone
Tim Butcher goes from strength to strength. I enjoyed every paragraph -- Dervla Murphy
Insightful, useful and delightfully written… A great book – one to be recommended to professional and amateur historian alike -- General Sir David Richards, former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lucid, passionate, urgent -- Rory MacLean
This is first class history and in a year swamped with First World War centenary books, it’s the one you should read first -- Andrew Roberts
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 2010 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Northampton for services to writing. Born in Great Britain, he is based in Cape Town with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701187934 |
| ISBN 10 | 070118793X |
| Title | The Trigger |
| Author | Tim Butcher |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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