Description
The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. In this provocative book, Niall Ferguson asks: was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? Was there in fact a death wish abroad, driving soldiers to their own destruction? The war, he argues, was a disaster - but not for the reasons we think. Far worse than a tragedy, it was the greatest error of modern history.
Information
Author: Fergusson Niall
Publication date: March 1, 2009
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Australia
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 621
ISBN/EAN: 9780140275230