Europe's Last Summer
Why the World Went to War in 1914
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2005
Summary
A riveting narrative of a crucial time in twentieth century history.The Great War not only destroyed the lives of over twenty million soldiers and civilians, it also ushered in a century of huge political and social upheaval, led directly to the Second World War and altered for ever the mechanisms of governments. And yet its causes, both long term and immediate, have continued to be shrouded in mystery.In Europe’s Last Summer, David Fromkin reveals a new pattern in the happenings of that fate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099430841 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099430843 |
| Author: | David Fromkin |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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He has a gift for seeing the whole world and for packing complicated material into a few boldly stroked sentences
He has a gift for seeing the whole world and for packing complicated material into a few boldly stroked sentences * New York Times *Fromkin gives some excellent pen portraits of the principals and uses quotations to deadly effect * Sunday Times *A crisp, lively, day-by-day account of that fateful summer… This book, both decisive and nuanced, is as convincing as it is appalling * Foreign Affairs *An absorbing history of WWI’s origins… Superb * Newsweek *An enormously impressive book, a popular history brimming with fresh scholarship * Weekly Standard *
About The Author
David Fromkin
David Fromkin is Professor of International Relations, History, and Law at Boston University. He is the author of In the Time of the Americans and A Peace to End All Peace, which was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
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