How the First World War Began: The Triple Entente and the Coming of the Great War, 1914-18

McCullough, Edward E.

ISBN 10: 1551641402 / ISBN 13: 9781551641409

Published by Black Rose Books, Canada, 1999

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Soft cover in fine condition. Appears unread; presents as new but for light start of a crease on top of front. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings, except for the author's signature on the half-title page (signature not authenticated.) * From the book back, " . . . attempts to understand the real causes of war and to dissociate propaganda from historical face. By reviewing the events of the pre-1914 period the responsibility of Germany for the outbreak of the war is reconsidered. . . . The centrepiece of the work is the creation of the Triple Entente." Extensive end notes at the end of each chapter, concludes with a Bibliography and an extensive Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the First World War Began: The Triple Entente and the Coming of the Great War, 1914-18
• Publisher: Black Rose Books, Canada
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551641402
• ISBN 13: 9781551641409
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • History of World War I

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Synopsis

The current dogma concerning the origins of the First World War supports the militarist myth that wars are caused by stupid, evil, aggressive nations on the other side of the world who refuse to get along with the intelligent, good, peaceful people on this side. This book attempts to understand the real causes of war and to dissociate propaganda from historical fact. By reviewing the events of the pre-1914 period, the responsibility of Germany for the outbreak of the war is reconsidered. It begins with a short account of the situation after the Franc0-Prussian War, when France was isolated and Germany secure in the friendship of all the other Great powers, and proceeds to describe how France created an anti-German coalition. The account of the estrangement of England from Germany attempts to correct the usual pro-British prejudice and to explain the real causes of this development. The centrepiece of the work is the creation of the Triple Entente.

About the Author

E. E. McCullough (1917-2000) was Professor Emeritus of History at Concordia University in Montreal.