the sleepwalkers christopher clark review

There had been no grand scheme to subdue the world to the rule of a single actor. Therefore, the outbreak of the war was a tragedy, not a crime (conclusion). Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers is a dramatic and authoritative chronicle of Europe’s descent into a war that tore the world apart. Review - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Written by Christian Scheinpflug the same time the Germans were not the only imperialists. 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. One of The New York Times Book Reviews 10 Best Books of the Year Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History). In this centenary year of the outbreak of war, both books are essential reading. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.ĭrawing 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.Ĭlark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Sleepwalkers is a masterful work, interpreting and describing the problem of how Europe ultimately came to war McMeekin demonstrates convincingly the different responsibilities of the nations involved and their prominent actors. I come to Christopher Clarks The sleepwalkers, therefore, not as the usual History Ireland specialist reviewer but as a general reader seeking answers to long.

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year

The sleepwalkers christopher clark review