The Coming of the War: 1914

"The Coming of the War 1914" is a definitive and Pulitzer Prize-winning examination of the complex diplomatic and political tensions that culminated in the First World War. In this second volume, historian Bernadotte E. Schmitt provides a meticulous, day-by-day account of the critical weeks following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Through exhaustive research into diplomatic archives and state papers, the work reconstructs the frantic negotiations, shifting alliances, and ult...