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Cataclysm : The First World War As Political Tragedy by David Stevenson (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465081843
ISBN-139780465081844
eBay Product ID (ePID)30202870
Product Key Features
Book TitleCataclysm : the First World War As Political Tragedy
Number of Pages624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War I, General
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorDavid Stevenson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight36.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-028029
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.3
SynopsisThe standard account of World War I says that the war happened because politicians lost control of events, and that once the war began, it quickly became an unstoppable machine. But in this major new work, historian David Stevenson shows that politicians deliberately took risks that led to war in July 1914, and that battle by bloody battle, their decision remained to continue the fighting. Cataclysm presents the disturbing reality that the course of the war was the result of conscious choices--including the continued acceptance of astronomical casualties.Rather than the standard Germany-vs.-England account, Cataclysm is a truly international history, drawing on previously undisclosed records from the Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Ottoman governments. From the complex network of secret treaties and alliances that eventually drew all of Europe into the war, to the way that World War I reconfigured how societies mourn and memorialize wartime dead, Cataclysm is a major revision of World War I history., A major new history that changes our understanding of World War I, incorporating the latest in military, political, and economic research, destined to become the definitive account for years to come
LC Classification NumberD521.S83 2004
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- May 21, 2018
First World War as Strategic Geopolitical Trap...Easy to Start; Hard to End
I am an expert at the literature of the First World War. This is the best book about why the war was a strategic trap...once it was started and once many soldiers had died, and it was unclear who would win in the end, it became almost impossible to finish with a peace treaty. If you like game theory applied to geopolitics, this is a great book for you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
