Format:
Online Ressource
ISBN:
9780191643279
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0191643270
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1306637597
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9781306637596
Series Statement:
ACLS Humanites E-book
Content:
On 28 June 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Balkans. Five fateful weeks later the Great Powers of Europe were at war. Much time and ink has been spent ever since trying to identify the 'guilty' person or state responsible, or alternatively attempting to explain the underlying forces that 'inevitably' led to war in 1914. Unsatisfied with these explanations, Gordon Martel now goes back to the contemporary diplomatic, military, and political records to investigate the twists and turns of the crisis afresh, with the aim of establishing just how the catastrophe rea
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-470) and index. - Print version record
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""Cover""; ""THE MONTH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: july 1914""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Principal Characters""; ""SERBIA""; ""AUSTRIA-HUNGARY""; ""GERMANY""; ""ITALY""; ""RUSSIA""; ""FRANCE""; ""BRITAIN""; ""ROMANIA""; ""A Diplomatic Lexicon""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Maps""; ""Prologue: The Long European Peace""; ""Movements to maintain the peace""; ""Weathering the storms: the balance of power""; ""Men of peace""; ""PART ONE: The Making of a Crisis""; ""The Killing""; ""The Reaction""; ""Week One: 28 June�5 July""
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""Week Two: 6�12 July""""Week Three: 13�19 July""; ""Week Four: 20�23 July""; ""PART TWO: The July Crisis""; ""Day One: Friday, 24 July""; ""Day Two: Saturday, 25 July""; ""Day Three: Sunday, 26 July""; ""Day Four: Monday, 27 July""; ""Day Five: Tuesday, 28 July""; ""Day Six: Wednesday, 29 July""; ""Day Seven: Thursday, 30 July""; ""Day Eight: Friday, 31 July""; ""PART THREE: Days of Decision""; ""Saturday to Tuesday, 1�4 August""; ""Saturday, 1 August""; ""Sunday, 2 August""; ""Monday, 3 August""; ""Tuesday, 4 August""; ""PART FOUR: The Aftermath""; ""Making Sense of the Madness""
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""Notes""""ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES""; ""PROLOGUE: THE LONG EUROPEAN PEACE""; ""THE KILLING""; ""THE REACTION""; ""DAY ONE: FRIDAY 24 JULY""; ""DAY TWO: SATURDAY, 25 JULY""; ""DAY THREE: SUNDAY, 26 JULY""; ""DAY FOUR: MONDAY, 27 JULY""; ""DAY FIVE: TUESDAY, 28 JULY""; ""DAY SIX: WEDNESDAY, 29 JULY""; ""DAY SEVEN: THURSDAY, 30 JULY""; ""DAY EIGHT: FRIDAY, 31 JULY""; ""SATURDAY TO TUESDAY, 1�4 AUGUST""; ""MAKING SENSE OF THE MADNESS""; ""List of Works Cited""; ""I. PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS""; ""II. PUBLISHED PRIMARY MATERIALS: DIARIES, LETTERS, MEMOIRS""; ""III. SECONDARY SOURCES: BOOKS""
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""IV. SECONDARY SOURCES: ARTICLES AND ESSAYS IN BOOKS""""Picture Acknowledgements""; ""Page Credit line""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
9780199665389
Additional Edition:
0199665389
Additional Edition:
1306637597
Additional Edition:
Print version Month that Changed the World
Language:
English
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