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Europe on the Brink, 1914

2020-05-15 History
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Book Synopsis Europe on the Brink, 1914 by : John E. Moser

Download or read book Europe on the Brink, 1914 written by John E. Moser. This book was released on 2020-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 by a Serbian nationalist has set off a crisis in Europe. Since the Congress of Vienna in 1815, peace had largely prevailed among the Great Powers, preserved through international conferences and a delicate balance of power. Now, however, interlocking alliances are threatening to plunge Europe into war, as Austria-Hungry is threatening war against Serbia. Germany is allied with Austria-Hungary, while Russia views itself as the protector of Serbia. Britain is torn between fear of a German victory and a Russian one. France supports Russia but also needs Britain on its side. Can war be avoided one more time? Europe on the Brink plunges students into the July Crisis as representatives of the European powers. What choices will they make?

July Crisis

2014 Electronic books
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Release : 2014
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Book Synopsis July Crisis by : Thomas G. Otte

Download or read book July Crisis written by Thomas G. Otte. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a magisterial new account of Europe's tragic descent into a largely inadvertent war in the summer of 1914. Thomas Otte reveals why a century-old system of Great Power politics collapsed so disastrously in the weeks from the 'shot heard around the world' on June 28th to Germany's declaration of war on Russia on August 1st. He shows definitively that the key to understanding how and why Europe descended into world war is to be found in the near-collective failure of statecraft by the rulers of Europe and not in abstract concepts such as the 'balance of power' or the 'alliance system'. In this unprecedented panorama of Europe on the brink, from the ministerial palaces of Berlin and Vienna to Belgrade, London, Paris and St Petersburg, Thomas Otte reveals the hawks and doves whose decision-making led to a war that would define a century and which still reverberates today"--Provided by publisher.

July Crisis

2015-05-07 History
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Release : 2015-05-07
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis July Crisis by : T. G. Otte

Download or read book July Crisis written by T. G. Otte. This book was released on 2015-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a magisterial new account of Europe's tragic descent into a largely inadvertent war in the summer of 1914. Thomas Otte reveals why a century-old system of Great Power politics collapsed so disastrously in the weeks from the 'shot heard around the world' on June 28th to Germany's declaration of war on Russia on August 1st. He shows definitively that the key to understanding how and why Europe descended into world war is to be found in the near-collective failure of statecraft by the rulers of Europe and not in abstract concepts such as the 'balance of power' or the 'alliance system'. In this unprecedented panorama of Europe on the brink, from the ministerial palaces of Berlin and Vienna to Belgrade, London, Paris and St Petersburg, Thomas Otte reveals the hawks and doves whose decision-making led to a war that would define a century and which still reverberates today.

Europe's Last Summer

2007-12-18 History
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Release : 2007-12-18
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Europe's Last Summer by : David Fromkin

Download or read book Europe's Last Summer written by David Fromkin. This book was released on 2007-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

July Crisis

2014-06-05 History
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Release : 2014-06-05
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis July Crisis by : T. G. Otte

Download or read book July Crisis written by T. G. Otte. This book was released on 2014-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive new account of the catalytic events of July 1914 that led to the outbreak of the First World War.

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