Description
| Product ID: | 9780582418721 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Making History |
| Title: | The Origins of the First World War |
| Subtitle: | Controversies and Consensus |
| Authors: | Author: Annika Mombauer |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, Military history, First World War, Battles and campaigns, European history, Military history, First World War, Battles & campaigns, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The origins of the First World War have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy. Tracking the debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century this book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war. The seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the First World War have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy. Annika Mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century. The book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war. Emotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the ‘war-guilt paragraph’ of the treaty of Versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposed. Similarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered. Were they really justified? |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-03-22 |