Dance of the furies : Europe and the outbreak of World War I /

"Neiberg marshals letters, diaries, and memoirs of ordinary citizens across Europe to show that the onset of war was experienced as a sudden, unexpected event. As they watched a minor diplomatic crisis erupt into a continental bloodbath, they expressed shock, revulsion, and fear. But when barga...

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Main Author: Neiberg, Michael S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
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505 0 |a A clap of thunder in the summer sky -- Background to Sarajevo, 1905-1914 -- The delivery of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum -- Drifting into war against her will -- The coming of a great storm -- Our families will be their victims -- Hardening attitudes -- An evil dance of the furies. 
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