The pity of war
by Niall Ferguson and Niall Ferguson
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In The Pity of War, Niall Ferguson explodes the myths of 1914-18. He argues that the fatal conflict between Britain and Germany was far from inevitable. It was Britain's declaration of war that needlessly turned a continental conflict into a world war, and it was Britain's economic mismanagement and military inferiority that necessitated American involvement, forever altering the global balance of power.
Ferguson vividly brings back to life one of the seminal catastrophes of the century, not through a dry citation of chronological chapter and verse, but through a series of chapters that answer the key questions: Why did the war start? Why did it continue? And why did it stop? How did the Germans manage to kill more soldiers than they lost but still end up defeated in November 1918? Above all, why did men fight?
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First World War, World War I, Histoire, Weltkrieg, Guerre mondiale, Rampspoed, Eerste Wereldoorlog, Mythevorming, Causes, History, Bretagne, Grande, History of Great Britain, New York Times reviewed, World War, 1914-1918, War, moral and ethical aspects, World war, 1914-1918, causesPlaces
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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I
March 10, 2000, Basic Books
in English
0465057128 9780465057122
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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I (Allen Lane History)
December 1998, Viking Penguin
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in English
0713992468 9780713992465
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-541) and index.
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