The First World War: A Tragedy that Divided Europe and the World

The First World War: A Tragedy that Divided Europe and the World

In the summer of 1914, in Sarajevo, Serbian student Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand. A local conflict in the Balkans escalated into a Great War that claimed millions of lives, destroyed empires, and led... to political chaos that resulted in World War II. Chemical weapons, exhausting trench warfare, ethnic cleansings — all this was the First World War. It forever changed the world, with no one emerging from the war as a winner. Thus ended the “long 19th century” and began the “short 20th century” — an era of dictatorships, total wars, and genocides. British historian John Keegan creates a vast canvas in which military-political analysis intertwines with personal stories.

Author: Джон Киган

Printhouse: KoLibri

Series: KoLibri NonFiction

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785389303553

Number of pages: 688

Size: 210х140х34 mm

Cover type: soft

Weight: 673 g

ID: 1720683

In the summer of 1914, in Sarajevo, Serbian student Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand. A local conflict in the Balkans escalated into a Great War that claimed millions of lives, destroyed empires, and led to political chaos that resulted in World War II. Chemical weapons, exhausting trench warfare, ethnic cleansings — all this was the First World War. It forever changed the world, with no one emerging from the war as a winner. Thus ended the “long 19th century” and began the “short 20th century” — an era of dictatorships, total wars, and genocides. British historian John Keegan creates a vast canvas in which military-political analysis intertwines with personal stories.

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