Author: D Stevenson
The Outbreak of The First World War: 1914 in Perspective
St. Martin's Press
1997
Format: PDF
Pages: 72
Size: 33 Mb
Language: English
This book examines why, in 1914, a Balkan conflict escalated into a general European war. It focuses on the decision-making of each Power during the July-August crisis, and analyzes the role of domestic politics, economics, cultural factors, militarism, imperialism, and the international political system. Attention is given to source material and to historiography, notably the controversy surrounding the work of Fritz Fischer. There is an extensive annotated bibliography.
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