Think you know about British history and the causes of the First World War? Think again. This fascinating and gripping study of events at the turn of the Twentieth Century is a remarkable insight into how political and social factors that we widely accept to be the causes of The Great War, were really just a construct put together by a very small, but powerful, political elite...
'Thought-provoking . . . Docherty and Macgregor do not mince their words . . . their arguments are powerful' -- Britain at War
'Simply astonishing' -- ***** Reader review
'Very illuminating' -- ***** Reader review
'You simply MUST read this book' -- ***** Reader review
Product details
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing; Reprint edition (4 July 2013)
Language : English
Hardcover : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 1780576307
ISBN-13 : 978-1780576305
Dimensions : 15.24 x 4.06 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 149,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
964 in Historical Biographies starting 1901
1,764 in European Historical Biographies
47,697 in Society, Politics & Philosophy
Customer reviews: 4.6
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