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Synopsis

This book, based on public lectures given in Oxford, contributes to the debate about the conflict which transformed modern European history. It presents readable and judicious accounts of the events and decisions which directly precipitated the outbreak of war in each of the main countries and assesses the role of public opinion and popular mood in determining and responding to the "July Crisis." Published on the seventieth anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, The Coming of the First World War will appeal to anyone interested in how wars begin.

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About the Author

R. J. W. Evans is at Brasenose College, Oxford. Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann is at University College, Oxford.

From the Back Cover

The origins of the first World War have created a heated debate and intensive controversy from the very beginning, in August 1914, until the present day. No other outbreak of the war has attracted the attention of so many historians, journalists, writers of memoirs, and military authors.

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