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The War that Ended Peace

Margaret MacMillan

Follow the choices that turned Europe’s long peace into the First World War, from imperial rivalries to the July 1914 crisis.

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22 parts, about 44 minutes to read.

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Author
Margaret MacMillan
Parts
22 parts
Reading time
about 44 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Introduction: War or Peace?2 min
  2. 1. Europe in 19002 min
  3. 2. Great Britain and Splendid Isolation2 min
  4. 3. Wilhelm II and Germany2 min
  5. 4. Weltpolitik: Germany's Place on the World Stage2 min
  6. 5. Dreadnought: The Anglo German Naval Rivalry2 min
  7. 6. Unlikely Friends: The Entente Cordiale2 min
  8. 7. The Bear and the Whale: Russia and Great Britain2 min
  9. 8. The Loyalty of the Nibelungs: The Dual Alliance of Austria Hungary and Germany2 min
  10. 9. What Were They Thinking? Hopes, Fears, Ideas, and Unspoken Assumptions1 min
  11. 10. Dreaming of Peace2 min
  12. 11. Thinking about War2 min
  13. 12. Making the Plans3 min
  14. 13. The Crises Start: Germany, France and Morocco2 min
  15. 14. The Bosnian Crisis2 min
  16. 15. Morocco Again, and Italy in Libya2 min
  17. 16. The First Balkan Wars2 min
  18. 17. Europe’s Last Months of Peace2 min
  19. 18. Assassination at Sarajevo2 min
  20. 19. The Concert of Europe Breaks Down2 min
  21. 20. Europe’s Last Week of Peace2 min
  22. Epilogue: The War2 min

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