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Zusatztext “Should Britain have entered the war in 1914? This question has recently aroused controversy. As Douglas Newton shows! it was controversial in 1914! too. This book is a compellingly written! tightly argued! deeply researched and bracingly revisionist study of the decisions that led to British intervention. Newton uproots many hardy myths and reveals the deep divisions within the political elite of a country on the brink of war” —Christopher Clark! author of The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 “I felt I was breathing the pure! clear mountain air of real! refreshing history. Not justifying! not rehashing! not regurgitating! but boldly telling what the writer feels very strongly is an important truth! a truth which has reached out of the archives and put its thumb in his eye.” —Peter Hitchens! Mail on Sunday “A gripping story of high drama as fundamental decisions shift back and forth from day to day and even from hour to hour. These are also events about which we should say: ‘Lest we forget!’” —Dr Robin Archer! London School of Economics “Both scholarly and accessible. This in-depth account of the British response to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand will open the eyes of many hitherto reluctant to face the facts.” —Professor Keith Wilson! University of Leeds Informationen zum Autor Douglas Newton was the Associate Professor of History at University of Western Sydney. He is the author of British Policy and the Weimar Republic 1918-19 ; Germany 1918-1945: From Days of Hope to Years of Horror ; and British Labour, European Socialism and the Struggle for Peace 1889-1914 . He lives in Australia. Klappentext A radical interpretation of the divisions leading up to the declaration of war in 1914. This reveals why the nation was tricked into supporting the war, offers the first in-depth account of the radical opposition to the Great War and makes explosive accusations about Churchill's plans for war. Zusammenfassung A radical interpretation of the divisions leading up to the declaration of war! August! 1914. ...
