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The Twelve Days

George Malcolm Thomson

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Description:Two weeks in Europe's fatal summer—July 24 to August 4, 1914—when the world plunged into the blood and horror of war On July 24, 1914—twenty-six days after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand—the Austrian government delivered its long delayed ultimatum to the Serbs. From that day to the British declaration of war on August 4, the decisions were taken, the blunders were made, and in the end there was no escaping the war that changed the course of history.In this dramatic account of the twelve days preceding the outbreak of war, George Malcolm Thomson brilliantly shows how a tangle of apparently unrelated strands—political and diplomatic maneuvers, private frustrations and ambitions, quirks of personality among Europe's leading figures, ironies of circumstance—combined to produce completely unsought consequences.After a sharply drawn profile of pre-war Europe, he presents a graphic day-by-day picture of the drama as it unfolded throughout the Continent. There are depictions of vast mobilizations and bursts of patriotic fervor; of quickly stifled pacifist protests; of frivolous celebrations and poignant farewells. There are illuminating word-portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm, the Czar, diplomats and generals, and countless lesser figures who played a part or were caught up in the tragedy. Among the more notable personalities are Jaurès, the French Socialist leader, whose assassination by a fanatic stifled anti-war sentiments in France; Mme. Caillaux, wife of the French Minister of Finance, fighting for her life in a sensational murder trial which had sinister political overtones; Count Berchtold, the Austrian Foreign Minister, a trifler leading his country to disaster; and Sir Edward Grey, the Englishman who sought peace and brought war.These are only a few of the actors who appear upon the scene, which shifts from Paris to the Baltic, from St. Petersburg to Vienna, from London to a remote Balkan railway junction. Skillfully weaving a mass of detail into a gripping, swiftly paced account of the Old World hovering on the brink of destruction, Mr. Thomson has produced an unforgettable evocation of the last days of peace in Europe's fatal summer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Twelve Days. To get started finding The Twelve Days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Secker & Warburg

Release: 1975

ISBN: 0436502496

Description: Two weeks in Europe's fatal summer—July 24 to August 4, 1914—when the world plunged into the blood and horror of war On July 24, 1914—twenty-six days after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand—the Austrian government delivered its long delayed ultimatum to the Serbs. From that day to the British declaration of war on August 4, the decisions were taken, the blunders were made, and in the end there was no escaping the war that changed the course of history.In this dramatic account of the twelve days preceding the outbreak of war, George Malcolm Thomson brilliantly shows how a tangle of apparently unrelated strands—political and diplomatic maneuvers, private frustrations and ambitions, quirks of personality among Europe's leading figures, ironies of circumstance—combined to produce completely unsought consequences.After a sharply drawn profile of pre-war Europe, he presents a graphic day-by-day picture of the drama as it unfolded throughout the Continent. There are depictions of vast mobilizations and bursts of patriotic fervor; of quickly stifled pacifist protests; of frivolous celebrations and poignant farewells. There are illuminating word-portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm, the Czar, diplomats and generals, and countless lesser figures who played a part or were caught up in the tragedy. Among the more notable personalities are Jaurès, the French Socialist leader, whose assassination by a fanatic stifled anti-war sentiments in France; Mme. Caillaux, wife of the French Minister of Finance, fighting for her life in a sensational murder trial which had sinister political overtones; Count Berchtold, the Austrian Foreign Minister, a trifler leading his country to disaster; and Sir Edward Grey, the Englishman who sought peace and brought war.These are only a few of the actors who appear upon the scene, which shifts from Paris to the Baltic, from St. Petersburg to Vienna, from London to a remote Balkan railway junction. Skillfully weaving a mass of detail into a gripping, swiftly paced account of the Old World hovering on the brink of destruction, Mr. Thomson has produced an unforgettable evocation of the last days of peace in Europe's fatal summer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Twelve Days. To get started finding The Twelve Days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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