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The origins of World War I

by Holger H. Herwig, Richard F. Hamilton

2003 537 pages eng

"This work poses an easy but perplexing question about World War I: Why did it happen? Several of the oft-cited causes are reviewed and discussed. The argument of the alliance systems is inadequate, lacking relevance or compelling force. The argument of an accident (or "slide") is also inadequate, g…

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