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

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ISBN 10: 0719074215 ISBN 13: 9780719074219

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

This book is a unique collection of diplomatic and military documents which illuminate the origins of the First World War. It brings together newly-discovered archival sources as well as documents not previously available in English, drawn from a broad range of sources and countries. It is an essential collection for anyone studying the origins of the First World War.

The volume contains several hundred international documents for the years 1911-1914, selected because they are vital to understanding the origins of the war. The volume includes a comprehensive scholarly introduction which analyses the most controversial issues in the debate on the origins of the First World War on the eve of the centenary. It also provides a detailed overview of the history of official document publications on the diplomatic background to the outbreak of war, and places these within the context of the long historiographical debate on its origins.

The First World War continues to fascinate scholars, students and the general public, and the riddle of its origins has never been satisfactorily solved. Anyone studying the outbreak of the war will find this collection indispensible. Documents are an essential tool for historical study, particularly for this controversial topic about which historians have argued for the best part of a century. The documents in this volume are thoroughly cross-referenced and annotated, and presented with authoritative commentary. This allows readers to make connections between the documents to illuminate how the decisions for war were made, and why.

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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

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• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0719074215
• ISBN 13: 9780719074219
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 660
• Redattore: Mombauer Annika