The outbreak of the First World War

Professor Strachan brings his trademark clarity of thought and lucid expository style to bear on the long-contested ground of the causes of the First World War.

  • OCLC #: 56367214
  • ISBN #:
    • 0199257264
    • 9780199257263
  • Call #: D511.S88 2004
  • Physical Location: Pritzker Military Museum & Library — Main Shelves — D511
  • Publisher: Oxford ;New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Series Statement:
    • The First World War
  • Physical Description: viii, 299 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
  • General Notes:
    • Originally published as part of v. 1 of the author's The First World War.
  • Contents:
    • pt. I. The origins of the war --
    • 1. Germany as a world power --
    • 2. Austria-Hungary and the Balkans --
    • 3. The July crisis --
    • pt. II. Willingly to war --
    • 4. War enthusiasm --
    • 5. Socialism and the international --
    • 6. The imaginings of the intellectuals --
    • 7. Popular responses --
    • pt. III. Conclusion --
    • 8. The ideas of 1914.
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