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1914 The Year The World Ended (Paperback): Paul Ham

1914 The Year The World Ended (Paperback)

Paul Ham

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In this searing indictment of the rationale behind the First World War, Paul Ham argues that European leaders did not 'sleepwalk' into war, but that they fully accepted and understood the consequences of the decisions they were making. In August 1914, the European powers plunged the world into a war that would kill or wound 37 million people, tear down the fabric of society, uproot ancient political systems and set the world on course for the bloodiest century in human history. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of that terrible year, Ham takes the reader on a journey into the labyrinth, to reveal the complexity, the layered motives, the flawed and disturbed minds that drove the world to war. What emerges is a clear sense of what happened and why. 'To understand the past,' Ham concludes, 'and share that understanding, is the chief role of the historian. To understand the past is to liberate ourselves from its awful shadow and steel ourselves against it happening again.'

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Imprint: Black Swan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Paul Ham (author)
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 736
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-77985-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN: 0-552-77985-7
Barcode: 9780552779852

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