| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 484 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [432]-470) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history.
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Europe -- History -- July Crisis, 1914.
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Austria -- History -- Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916.
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| Added Title |
July 1914, the month that changed the world |
| ISBN |
9780199665389: $34.95 |
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0199665389 |
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