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Book SynopsisA century has passed since the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Ferdinand, yet the repercussions of the devastating global conflict that followed still echo. In this book, the author turns the spotlight on twelve particular events of the First World War that continue to shape the world today.
Trade Review"'This book offers genuine insight into the wider war, political and diplomatic as well as military. Written by a historian at the height of his powers, this book will get readers to think outside the box, and weight the relative importance of the various fronts of the land war, the war in the air and war at sea.' (Richard Holmes) 'Beckett provides a vivid and comprehensive overview of the conflict; but he also shows how the world in which we live today was shaped during the pivotal years of 1914-18. It is a book about the making, not just of the First World War, but of the entire twentieth century.' (Sir Michael Howard) 'It breaks away from a narrow interpretation of the First World War and is all the better for it.' (Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine)"
