July Crisis : the world's descent into war, summer 1914

Otte, Thomas G. 1967- (author.).

Summary: "Definitive new account of the catalytic events that led to the outbreak of war. Thomas Otte argues that neither martial culture nor the alliance system played a decisive role for much of the crisis. Instead he reveals the fatal flaws, failings, and miscalculations of those who led Europe into war"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781107064904 (hardback)
ISBN: 1107064902 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
xxii, 534 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prelude: the road to Sarajevo -- Sarajevo and its echoes: 28 June to 5 July -- The triumph of tactics over strategy: 6 to 21 July -- Localizing the crisis, 19 to 23 July -- The ultimatum: 23 to 26 July -- Localizing the war: 26 to 28 July -- Escalation: 29 July to 4 August.