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A review by adam_mcphee
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan
4.0
I received a free copy of this book from GoodReads.
A good history of the lead up to the First World War. MacMillan is at her best when she's describing the people making the decisions. The Kaiser and Archduke Franz Ferdinand make for particularly good subjects because of just how eccentric they were and how out of touch they can sometimes come across as. Also of interest is development and shaping of public opinion, which perhaps for the first time was a factor that leaders could ignore only at their own peril.
A good history of the lead up to the First World War. MacMillan is at her best when she's describing the people making the decisions. The Kaiser and Archduke Franz Ferdinand make for particularly good subjects because of just how eccentric they were and how out of touch they can sometimes come across as. Also of interest is development and shaping of public opinion, which perhaps for the first time was a factor that leaders could ignore only at their own peril.