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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/869262132 Title: The war that ended peace : the road to 1914 Author: Margaret MacMillan Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014. ©2013 ISBN/ISSN: 9780812980660 0812980662 OCLC:869262132

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The war that ended peace : the road to 1914

Author:	Margaret MacMillan
Publisher:	New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014. ©2013
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : Random House trade paperback editionView all editions and formats
Summary:	Presents a narrative portrait of Europe in the years leading up to World War I that illuminates the political, cultural, and economic factors and contributing personalities that shaped major events.
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Subjects	World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes. War -- Causes. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Margaret MacMillan Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780812980660 0812980662
OCLC Number:	869262132
Description:	xxxv, 739 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:	Introduction: War or peace? -- Europe in 1900 -- Great Britain and splendid isolation -- "Woe to the country that has a child for king!": Wilhelm II and Germany -- Weltpolitik: Germany's place on the world stage -- Dreadnought: the Anglo-German naval rivalry -- Unlikely friends: the entente cordiale between France and Britain -- The bear and the whale: Russia and Great Britain -- The loyalty of the Nibelungs: the dual alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany -- What were they thinking?: hopes, fears, ideas, and unspoken assumptions -- Dreaming of peace -- Thinking about war -- Making the plans -- The crises start: Germany, France and Morocco -- The Bosnian crisis: confrontation between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans -- 1911: the year of discords: Morocco again -- The first Balkan wars -- Preparing for war or peace: Europe's last months of peace -- Assassination at Sarajevo -- The end of the concert of Europe: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -- Turning out the lights: Europe's last week of peace.
Responsibility:	Margaret MacMillan.

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Presents a narrative portrait of Europe in the years leading up to World War I that illuminates the political, cultural, and economic factors and contributing personalities that shaped major events.

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