A World Undone
The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
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Narrated by:
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Robin Sachs
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By:
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G. J. Meyer
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Drawing on exhaustive research, this intimate account details how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world
“Thundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. . . . It will earn generations of admirers.”—The Washington Times
On a summer day in 1914, a nineteen-year-old Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. While the world slumbered, monumental forces were shaken. In less than a month, a combination of ambition, deceit, fear, jealousy, missed opportunities, and miscalculation sent Austro-Hungarian troops marching into Serbia, German troops streaming toward Paris, and a vast Russian army into war, with England as its ally. As crowds cheered their armies on, no one could guess what lay ahead in the First World War: four long years of slaughter, physical and moral exhaustion, and the near collapse of a civilization that until 1914 had dominated the globe.
©2006 G. J. Meyer (P)2022 Random House AudioCritic Reviews
“Meyer’s sketches of the British Cabinet, the Russian Empire, the aging Austro-Hungarian Empire . . . are lifelike and plausible. His account of the tragic folly of Gallipoli is masterful. . . . [A World Undone] has an instructive value that can scarcely be measured”—Los Angeles Times
“An original and very readable account of one of the most significant and often misunderstood events of the last century.”—Steve Gillon, resident historian, The History Channel
“Thundering, magnificent...this is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. Researched to last possible dot...It will earn generations of admirers.”—Washington Times
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- Shane P Tremble
- 27-01-2023
Great history
Probably the best single volume history of the Great War that I have read. Brilliantly structured, it concentrates on the background and context for the war rather than it's battles. Great read.
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- Kay L.
- 25-11-2023
Battle of Le Hamel
I am pleased that the writer included the Battle of Le Hamel and Australian General Sir John Monash’s role in this pivotal battle. On 4 July 1918, the Australian with support from the Brits and some 1000 Americans, gained in 93 minutes ground that would have taken eight months of trench to trench slogging to achieve. It was decimation that the Germans never recovered from. It was no surprised that they gave up on taking Amiens and were forced to withdraw to the Hindenburg line. It was also no surprise that they initiated peace talks soon after that led to the end of WWI on 11 November 1918.
I would have liked the author to have covered this all-important battle as extensively as he did some earlier ones. It was as if he was running out of puff and hurried to finish the book. Understandable but also a shame.
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- Julien
- 19-12-2024
Excellent overview
Having read many works on World War One, this stands out as an wonderful introduction and big picture view of complicated events. Very well crafted and written.
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