- Title:
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1913: The Eve of War (MP3)
- Written by:
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Paul Ham
- Read by:
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Christopher Oxford
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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2 hours 59 minutes
- MP3 size:
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123 MB
- Published:
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June 01 2015
- Available Date:
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June 01 2015
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781486293872
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; World War I
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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'[A] vivid, comprehensive and quietly furious account ... Paul Ham brings new tools to the job, unearthing fresh evidence of a deeply disturbing sort. He has a magpie eye for the telling detail.'
The Times
Discover the reasons behind the First World War in Paul Ham's controversial and concise essay, 1913: The Eve of War.
Christmas 1913: in Britain, people are debating a new dance called 'the tango'. In Germany, they are fascinated by the wedding of the Kaiser's daughter to the Duke of Brunswick. Little did they know that their world was on 'The Eve of War', a catastrophe that was to engulf the continent, cost millions of lives, and change the course of the century. And yet behind the scenes, the Great Powers were marching towards what they thought was an inevitable conflict.
In this controversial and concise essay, the military historian Paul Ham argues that the First World War was not an historical mistake, a conflict into which the Great Powers stumbled by accident. Nor was it a justified war, in which uncontained German aggression had to be defeated. Instead the politicians and generals of the day willed the war, and prepared for it – but eventually found themselves caught up in an inferno they could no longer control.
'Provocative and challenging ... A voice that is both vigorous and passionate.'
The Daily Express
'Controversial ... Well documented and stringently argued.'
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