The Origins of the First World War: Diplomatic and Military Documents - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0719074207 ISBN 13: 9780719074202

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Annika Mombauer's essential source reader translates, cross-references and annotates a vast range of international diplomatic and military documents on the origins of the First World War. It collects together newly discovered or not previously available in English, drawn from a broad range of sources and countries into a single, indispensable text for students and scholars alike.

The volume includes a detailed scholarly introduction which analyses the most controversial issues in the debate on the origins of the War and provides a comprehensive overview of the history of document collections on the war's origins. The documents cover the period 1911–14, with particular emphasis on the July Crisis and immediate outbreak of war. Thoroughly cross-referenced and annotated, these fascinating sources are presented with authoritative commentary, enabling readers to make connections between the documents to illuminate how the decisions for war were taken, and why.

This will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying or teaching the origins of the First World War.

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Recensione:

At last a documentary collection with newly discovered documents on the origins of the First World War. A fine choice of key documents vital to understanding the many remaining controversies on the war's origins. -- Professor John Keiger. Annika Mombauer has provided historians with a veritable feast of new diplomatic and military documents on the origins of the Great War. While some hardy staples from past collections remain, she has combed private archives, explored government collections, and included military as well as diplomatic documents to produce a volume that will surprise even the most diligent researcher who has worked on this topic. Her succinct narrative links the documents together without forcing the reader to any interpretation of the complex issues that surround an explanation of why war in the summer of 1914. Crisply edited, with a useful introduction to the interwar document wars, this volume will help teachers, researchers, and political scientists as they seek to understand the slide to war a century ago. -- Professor Samuel R. Williamson, Jr.. Annika Mombauer's document collection will be essential reading for students of the origins of the First World War. Mombauer has trawled the archives for new and unfamiliar texts that shed fresh light on the events that brought war to Europe in 1914. The book reconstructs a sequence of key episodes, offering a three-dimensional view of the European pre-war crisis and allowing readers to compare a range of national perspectives. With its eloquent introduction and commentaries, this judicious, elegantly translated and lucidly structured collection is an important new reference work. --Professor Christopher Clark.

L'autore:

Annika Mombauer is a Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the Open University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0719074207
• ISBN 13: 9780719074202
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 660
• Redattore: Mombauer Annika