
1913: The Eve Of War
Christmas 1913.In Britain, people are debating a new dance called ‘the tango’.In Germany, they are fascinated by the wedding of the Kaiser’s daughter to the Duke of Brunswick.Little did they know that their world was on The Eve of War, a catastrophe that was to engulf the continent, cost millions of lives, and change the course of the century.And yet behind the scenes, the Great Powers were marchi...
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Publisher: Endeavour Media (November 5, 2013)
Publication Date: November 5, 2013
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“This came highly recommended to me since I read a lot of books on World War I, mainly trying to understand this incredibly obtuse war. This is the first book or essay I've read by Paul Ham. He is very passionate about this topic. I can totally unders...”
g towards what they thought was an inevitable conflict.In this controversial and concise essay, the military historian Paul Ham argues that the First World War was not an historical mistake, a conflict into which the Great Powers stumbled by accident. Nor was it a justified war, in which uncontained German aggression had to be defeated. Instead the politicians and generals of the day willed the war, and prepared for it – but eventually found themselves caught up in an inferno they could no longer control.The Eve of War is a brilliant re-examination of the causes of the First World War that is both an introduction to one of the most complex subjects in history and an original and thought-provoking contribution to the debate over the origins of the conflict.Praise for Paul Ham'[A] vivid, comprehensive and quietly furious account...Paul Ham brings new tools to the job, unearthing fresh evidence of a deeply disturbing sort. He has a magpie eye for the telling detail.' - Ben Macintyre, The Times.'Provocative and challenging...A voice that is both vigorous and passionate.' - Christopher Sylvester, Daily Express.'Controversial...Well documented and stringently argued.' - Peter Lewis, Daily Mail.Paul Ham is the author of the forthcoming 1914: The Year the World Ended, to be published by Random House in Britain in 2014. He has previously written the acclaimed Sandakan, Kokoda, Vietnam: TheAustralian War and Hiroshima Nagasaki. A former Australia Correspondent of the Sunday Times, he was born in Sydney and educated in Australia and Britain. He now lives in Sydney and Paris.
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