Publisher's Synopsis
This is book of the Great War in the terrible year of 1914. There is a short section on the origins of the war, and the bulk of the book starts with the assassination in Sarajevo. Read Mike's list of 18 reasons why Germany blundered into war, the invasion of Belgium and the entry of Britain into the cauldron. Why did Italy fail to keep faithful to it's Triple-Alliance ally, Germany? Learn about the dash of the Goeben and the Breslau, the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and how Taxicabs saved Paris from the Huns. What was the significance of the Battle of tannenberg, and how did the Great Powers react to the "Christmas Truce" of 1914? This book is 40,000 pages words, and easy to read in a nice 14-font. Included is a list of all the major battles of 1914.
