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The sleepwalkers
Book • 2013
The Sleepwalkers is a comprehensive and meticulously researched book that explores the intricate events and relationships that led to the outbreak of World War I. Clark's narrative delves into the decades of history preceding 1914, examining the mutual misunderstandings, unintended signals, and complex alliances that drove Europe into war.
The book highlights the fraught situation in the Balkans, the role of key players such as Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Germany, and France, and the broader geopolitical context that contributed to the war.
Clark's analysis is insightful, drawing together politics, alliances, personalities, geography, fear, and false hopes to provide a detailed and authoritative chronicle of Europe’s descent into war.
The book highlights the fraught situation in the Balkans, the role of key players such as Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Germany, and France, and the broader geopolitical context that contributed to the war.
Clark's analysis is insightful, drawing together politics, alliances, personalities, geography, fear, and false hopes to provide a detailed and authoritative chronicle of Europe’s descent into war.
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
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as an alternative to Thomas Otte's book for those who found Clark's work too light.


Dominic Sandbrook

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469. The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
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as a brilliant and groundbreaking book on the process leading to WWI.


Dominic Sandbrook

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474. The Road to The Great War: The Lights Go Out (Part 6)
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as a source discussing British appeasement towards Russia.


Dominic Sandbrook

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472. The Road to The Great War: Britain's Fateful Choice (Part 4)
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in relation to his analysis of Sergei Sazanov and his documents to ambassadors.


Tom Holland

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471. The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3)
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as a source for understanding the events leading up to World War I.


Tom Holland

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470. The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2)
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in relation to the acquisition of Serbian armaments from a French company and the role of Major Vojislav Tankosic.


Dominic Sandbrook


Tom Holland

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466. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
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in the context of World War I and communication technologies.

Collin Hansen

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Nicholas Carr: Why Social Media Has Made Us So Anti-Social
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, highlighting its exploration of contingency and narratives in shaping historical events.

Nicholas Rush Smith

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Luck rules our lives, so why don’t we teach more about it?
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when discussing the concept of 'temporal claustrophobia' in the lead-up to World War II.

Nick Mulder

Economic Warfare: Implications for Sanctions Today
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when discussing World War I and the events leading up to it.


Mark Sayers

Are we sleepwalking into war?
Alistair Croll’s views on reason and rationality.

El Historiador que Construyó un Banco de $2,700M y 10M de Usuarios | Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ualá
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as a source for insights into diplomacy during the lead-up to World War I.

Francis Dearnley

Our Private Q&A with President Zelensky
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as the source for the name of their podcast, Sleepwalkers.

Oz Woloshyn

Fritz Haber: The Man Who Invented Chemical Warfare
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as a book about the origins of World War I.


Robert Wright

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as a book exploring the history of science and deception.

Ray Youssef

Stolen Science Part 1 - @ray_noOnes #475
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as the author of the definitive history of the origins of World War I.


David Runciman

What If… Franz Ferdinand Had Survived Sarajevo?
Mentioned by Phil Cunliffe as a work that has received tremendous acclaim, especially regarding the outbreak of the First World War.

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