Source Records of the Great War is a collection of documents by
European leaders leading up to what we now call "World War One."
The author, editor and compiler of these documents concludes, "The
Great War could no more have been avoided than an earthquake or any
other cataclysm of Nature's Unknown Forces." This is the first
volume in a seven volume work. The author-editor starts with a 47
page summary of the reasons for the war. He to some extent debunks
the claims that the war was caused by the June 28, 1914
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, who, as he points out,
was a mere boy aged 18. How could the actions of such a boy lead to
the deaths of 15 million of people. He states that no proof was
produced that the boy was part of a larger conspiracy or that he
was acting under orders of the Government of Serbia. He concludes
that the Assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand merely provided the
pretext for the war. Austria was already planning to start what
they expected to be a brief and successful invasion of Serbia.
Austria was later utterly surprised when Russia pledged to come to
the aid of Serbia and mobilized. Germany then declared war on
Russia and then attacked France through Belgium. It was the attack
on innocent Belgium that brought Britain and later America into the
war.
General
| Imprint: |
Kessinger Publishing Co
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2010 |
| First published: |
September 2010 |
| Authors: |
Charles F. Horne
|
| Editors: |
Walter F. Austin
|
| Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
484 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-163-82615-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-163-82615-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781163826157 |
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