First World War

The events leading to the outbreak of war and its escalation into an unprecedented world-wide conflict are easily outlined, but why this happened – and who (if anyone) was to blame has been argued about ever since. In this book, various theses are put forward, and the author examines: how the war started; the assassination of Franz Ferdinand; the influence of Europe’s Great Powers; the Arms Race; why the war spread; the cost of the war economically and socially; and the changes after the war politically and culturally.