The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
The Sleepwalkers by
Christopher Clark ISBN: 9780061146664
Published by HarperCollins on March 18th 2014
Genres: History,
Military,
World War I,
Europe,
General Pages: 736
Len's Summary: A superbly crafted work which cogently summarizes key events, policies and personalities leading up to the war without apportioning blame. Particularly strong in analysis of the pre-war Balkan imbroglio. A New York Times “Best 10” for 2013. -- A group of well-meaning leaders take Europe into WWI. Received wide-spread praise. -- Places Serbia and the Balkans at the center of events leading to WWI; far from being stable, Europe was wracked by deep-seated, but not always obvious political and problems and afflicted with ineffectual political leaders.