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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is a book by Australian historian Christopher Clark, first published in 2012. The book covers the causes of the First World War, starting in 1903 with the murder of Alexander I of Serbia and ending with the outbreak of World War One. In The Sleepwalkers, Clark argues that no sole country is to ...
This year, we commemorate the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the landing of the American troops on the coast of Normandy in 1944, and the breakdown of the DDR regime and the Wall in 1989. All these dates mark cornerstones in public memory of contemporary Europe, and strongly affected the global power structure.
- Hanna Teichler
- 2014
Mar 17, 2014 · Sleepwalkers is a masterful work, interpreting and describing the problem of how Europe ultimately came to war; McMeekin demonstrates convincingly the different responsibilities of the nations involved and their prominent actors. In this centenary year of the outbreak of war, both books are essential reading.
- Romedio von Thun-Hohenstein
- 2014
Jun 27, 2014 · Print. Christopher Clark's book on the outbreak of World War I, "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914," has been called a masterpiece" by "The New York Times" and become a best-seller ...
It makes fascinating reading and leaves us with the hope that modern nations understand affairs better than they did in 1914, but we can't be sure of that. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914, Christopher Clark, Penguin Books, 2013, 697p, £10.99, ISBN: 978-0-141-02782-1.Among the many books published about the forthcoming ...
This article examines British soldiers’ attitudes towards the First World War. It looks at what motivated men to enlist and the strategies employed by the military for enforcing discipline and maintaining morale in a force made up of citizen-soldiers. It considers the variations of individual response to such treatment and to experiences of the war more broadly. Finally, it traces the way in ...
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In 1914, a chain of events set off by the shot of a lone assassin in Sarajevo plunged the world into its first truly global conflict. However, the reasons of this catastrophe ran far deeper than just this single event. In fact, Europe had been simmering for decades, bound together by fragile alliances, fierce rivalries, and the ambitions of empires. Every decision, every treaty, and every ...
