@hbdchick The Origins of World War I, http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/regional-history-after-1500/origins-world-war-i … .. ~The~ book on the subject. Embraces the complexity.
so what are the five or ten books about wwi that i really should read? (not looking for loads of details on battles.) thnx! (^_^)
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@harpersnotes ok! thanks very much, richard. (^_^)
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@hbdchick 1) Tuchman: Guns of August (oldie but goodie); 2) Ferguson: Pity of War (econ); 3) Junger: Storm of Steel (antidote to All Quiet). -
@akarlin88 thanks! (^_^)
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@hbdchick Dan Carlin's "Blueprint for Armeggedon" (a very nice podcast) has a good reading list http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-50---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-I/First%20World%20War-World%20War%20One-Great%20War … -
@albert_magnus excellent! thanks! (^_^)
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@hbdchick Churchill’s memoirs are always great of course Macmillan also happens to be Churchill’s grand-daughter. It runs in the family ;) -
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@hbdchick you are welcome :) and it is fateful not "faithful" lol :)
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@hbdchick I've only read Keegen (a bit simple and dry) and Ferguson (really interesting, but a lot of BS)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@hbdchick Paris 1919 by Margaret Macmillan. About the end of war and that faithful 6 months in Paris Peace conference.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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