The month that changed the world : July 1914 /
Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis.
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis. |
Carrier Form: | xxii, 484 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-470) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780199665389 (hardcover) : 0199665389 |
Index Number: | D511 |
CLC: | K143 |
Call Number: | K143 |
Contents: | The long European peace -- The making of a crisis. The killing ; The reaction -- The July Crisis. Friday, 24 July ; Saturday, 25 July ; Sunday, 26 July ; Monday, 27 July ; Tuesday, 28 July ; Wednesday, 29 July ; Thursday, 30 July ; Friday, 31 July -- Days of decision. Saturday to Tuesday, 1-4 August -- The aftermath. Making sense of the madness. |