The war that ended peace the road to 1914

MacMillan, Margaret, 1943- author.

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From the bestselling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, a fascinating portrait of Europe from 1900 up to the outbreak of World War I. The century since the end of the Napoleonic wars had been the most peaceful era Europe had known since the fall of the Roman Empire. In the first years of the twentieth century, Europe believed it was marching to a golden, happy, and prosperous future. But instead, c...

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ISBN:

9781400068555
9780812994704
140006855X

Edition:

First U.S. edition

Description:

xxxv, 739 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 651-706) and index

Contents:

War or peace?
Europe in 1900
Great Britain and splendid isolation
"Woe to the country that has a child for king!" : Wilhelm II and Germany
Weltpolitik: Germany's place on the world stage
Dreadnought: the Anglo-German naval rivalry
Unlikely friends: the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain
The bear and the whale: Russia and Great Britain
The loyalty of the Nibelungs: the dual alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany
What were they thinking? : hopes, fears, ideas, and unspoken assumptions
Dreaming of peace
Thinking about war
Making the plans
The crises start: Germany, France, and Morocco
The Bosnian crisis: confrontation between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans
1911, the year of discords: Morocco again
The first Balkan Wars
Preparing for war or peace: Europe's last months of peace
Assassination at Sarajevo
The end of the Concert of Europe: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Turning out the lights: Europe's last week of peace
The War

LCCN:

2013009274

Control Number:

3148327

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