Bibliograph

The war that ended peace, the road to 1914, Margaret MacMillan

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Label

The war that ended peace, the road to 1914, Margaret MacMillan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [651]-706) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war that ended peace

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

833381194

Responsibility statement

Margaret MacMillan

Sub title

the road to 1914

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

Table Of Contents

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 -- The War

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