Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? Paris at War Jimmy Donovan

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Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? Paris at War Jimmy DonovanDescription by David Fromkin Paperback 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 Ferdinand; others have concluded it was unavoidable. In Europes Last Summer, David Fromkin provides a different answer: hostilities were commenced deliberately. In a