A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

Drawing on exhaustive research, this remarkable, intimate account tells the story of how World War I reduced Europeâ€™s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today.

On a summer day in 1914, a nineteen-year-old Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. While the world slumbered, monumental forces were shaken. In less than a month, a combination of ambition, deceit, fear, jealousy, missed opportunities, and miscalculation sent Austro-Hungarian troops marching into Serbia, German troops streaming toward Paris, and a vast Russian army into war, with England as its ally. As crowds cheered their armies on, no one could guess what lay ahead in the First World War: four long years of slaughter, physical and moral exhaustion, and the near collapse of a civilization that until 1914 had dominated the globe.

Praise for A World Undone

â€œThundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. . . . It will earn generations of admirers.â€â€”The Washington Times

â€œMeyerâ€™s sketches of the British Cabinet, the Russian Empire, the aging Austro-Hungarian Empire . . . are lifelike and plausible. His account of the tragic folly of Gallipoli is masterful. . . . [A World Undone] has an instructive value that can scarcely be measuredâ€â€”Los Angeles Times

â€œAn original and very readable account of one of the most significant and often misunderstood events of the last century.â€â€”Steve Gillon, resident historian, The History Channel
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553382402
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-05-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553382402

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780553382402
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2007-05-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553382402

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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