About this title: In a gripping narrative that has eerie parallels to current events, "Europe'sLast Summer" is a striking re-creation of the start of World War I--a crucialmoment in 20th-century history.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375411564ISBN:0375411569
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375725753ISBN:037572575X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. some wear to cover edges; no marks or writing within text; RTB481. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Vintage. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 2005-03-08
ISBN-13:9780375725753ISBN:037572575X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780375725753. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375725753ISBN:037572575X
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780099430841ISBN:0099430843
Description: Fair. Paperback, Larger format, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004-03-23
ISBN-13:9780375411564ISBN:0375411569
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. Hardcover. Like new cover and text. Like new dust jacket with very minor shelfwear. Near Fine condition. Beautiful book. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743266857ISBN:0743266854
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0743266854. Stated first edition Knopf hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Book is unread. One tiny nick at bottom last page. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 3/23/2004
ISBN-13:9780375411564ISBN:0375411569
Description: New. FIRST EDITION! Hardback w/ DJ. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375725753ISBN:037572575X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Vintage. Audience: General/trade. Used Trade paperback edition. Book = VG. DJ = VG. Clean, no highlights read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 04/08/2005
ISBN-13:9780099430841ISBN:0099430843
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375725753ISBN:037572575X
Description: New. When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautiful summer in memory. For nearly a century since, historians have debated the causes of the war. Some have cited the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferd... read more
"AT LAST! A book that clearly explains how WWI started. David Fromkin is one of the best history writers I have read. He writes history like a novel. Excellent book."
"I'll be looking for this author's name again. I'm about half way through at this point but am really impressed. He makes history very readable. He mentions previous research and either backs it up with new information or explains how the new information contradicts the conclusions previously drawn. He goes into a bit more of the personal history of the historical figures mentioned, fleshes them out a bit, which makes them seem more like real people and makes it easier, for me at least, to relate to and remember them as more than pictures in a history book. Finished now and feel the same. He writes 300 some pages on, mostly, just the summer and fall of 1914 but I didn't find it boring. He finishes with eight chapters that sort of reassemble all the pieces previously stated but even that has fresh insight. Maybe this is overkill for someone with a strong background in history already, but for me it was readable, convincing, and educational."
"This book disabuses one of the notions that WWI, The Great War, arrived unexpectedly. There were many factors at work, much politicking. In essence it was begun by Germany, which wanted to disrupt the growth of Russia as a threat and seize as much power and territory as possible while it still was in a favorable military position. The Archduke assassination was pure puffery as an excuse for the war. This is a fascinating story. While the author is arguing against a view held by other historians, as someone who is not a historian, that aspect was lost on me. What was interesting was his canvas of the world at the time, what was going on, who the players were. It is written in very bite-sized chapters, which keeps the tale flowing. I found it a very interesting and satisfying read."
"Cracking good read by the guy who brought us "A Peace to End All Peace." Fromkin describes the era's systemic environment as turbulent, dangerous and, in retrospect, only the backdrop to the conflict. Most of the conventional wisdom fails to address the question of why the Great War came in August'14. Fromkin illustrates the most proximate causes of "why this war." Good stuff."
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