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The Pity of War Explaining World War I

Paperback • 2000 • English

The Pity of War Explaining World War I

By Niall Ferguson

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About the book

In The Pity of War , Niall Ferguson makes a simple and provocative argument: that the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England's fault. Britain, according to Ferguson, entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims--and England's entry into the war transformed a Continental conflict into a world war, which they then badly mishandled, necessitating American involvement. The war was not inevitable, Ferguson argues, but rather the result of the mistaken decisions of i...Show more

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9780465057122

Publisher

BASIC BOOKS

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Pity of War Explaining World War I

Format

Paperback

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