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July 1914
Book • 2013
In *July 1914: Countdown to War*, Sean McMeekin presents a gripping narrative of how a small group of statesmen manipulated the aftermath of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination to trigger a long-awaited European conflict.
McMeekin challenges traditional views by highlighting the roles of Russia and France in ensuring the inevitability of war.
The book provides a detailed analysis of diplomatic maneuvers and decisions that led Europe into the Great War.
McMeekin challenges traditional views by highlighting the roles of Russia and France in ensuring the inevitability of war.
The book provides a detailed analysis of diplomatic maneuvers and decisions that led Europe into the Great War.
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as the best book published in 2014 about the events of 1914 that led to WWI.


Hugh White

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Why Great Powers Sleepwalk to War — A Masterclass with Prof. Hugh White
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as the author's best book on World War I, focusing on the origins of the war.


Megyn Kelly

What World War I Was All About: History Week on The Megyn Kelly Show | Ep. 458




