In this now classic text he produced a careful, clear and concise evaluation of the multitude of explanations that had been advanced to explain the causes of one of the most significant events in modern history.
Within a few months of Lloyd George's speech,inApril 1912, aninformal naval agreement was concluded between France andBritain,by which the British navy would be responsible forthe security of the English Channel andtheFrench fleet ...
... as Paul Schroeder has pointed out in several important articles.2 Starting with the July crisis, it is clear that the mechanisms that had preserved peace amongst the great ... 1 Jean-Jacques Becker, L'année 1914 (Paris, 2004), p. 3.
4 robert j ̈utte Poverty and Deviance in Early Modern Europe 5 james b. collins The State in Early Modern France 9 jonathan ... 1676–1825 16 mary lindemann Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe 19 james r. farr Artisans in Europe, ...
Revised by Gordon Martel, this new 3rd edition accommodates recent research and an expanded further reading section.
The Origins of the First World War
The second edition of this leading introduction to the origins of the First World War.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Origins of the First World War summarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. The position of each of the great powers...
Mi ael Waterhouse, Edwardian Requiem: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (London 2013). Keith M. Wilson, The Policy of the Entente: Essays on the Determinants of British Foreign Policy (Cambridge 1985). Keith M. Wilson, Empire and Continent: ...
First published in 1987, The Origins of the First World War has proved itself an invaluable aid to students. For this Second Edition Gordon Martel has completely rewritten his original text in the light of recent scholarship.
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...
Annika Mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century. The book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war.
This series is designed for students of all abilities at A Level and Scottish Higher Grade. Each chapter includes questions at the beginning which cover a range of core objectives,...
This fully revised edition focuses on the major issues and assesses the validity of the different intepretations advanced on the origins of the First World War.There is an enormous literature on the origins of the First World War.
An ambitious and wide-ranging analysis of the historical forces at work in the Europe of 1914, and the very different ways historians have subsequently attempted to understand them. The importance...
The Origins of the First World War
She brings the story up to the present with current views of the significance and meaning of the origins of the First World War. Annika Mombauer is Lecturer in European History, The Open University.
The Origins of the First World War: Great Power Rivalry and German War Aims