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“A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.” — Boston Globe
One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)
Historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.
Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.
Clark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris, London, and Belgrade, and examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914 and details the mutual misunderstandings and unintended signals that drove the crisis forward in a few short weeks.
Meticulously researched and masterfully written, The Sleepwalkers is a dramatic and authoritative chronicle of Europe’s descent into a war that tore the world apart.
Publisher : Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (March 18, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 736 pages
ISBN-10 : 0061146668
ISBN-13 : 978-0061146664
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 1.18 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book provides a detailed and thought-provoking analysis of World War I. They describe it as an easy, riveting read with well-written chapters. Readers praise the history as exceptional, illuminating, and compelling. Many find the book fascinating and provocative, describing it as an excellent introduction to the contentious field. Opinions differ on the character development, with some finding them rich and interesting, while others feel there are too many characters and no clear villains or heroes.
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