{"product_id":"the-sleepwalkers-how-europe-went-to-war-in-1914-9780061146664","title":"The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e's 10 Best Books of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize (History)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and masterfully written, \u003cem\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/em\u003e is a dramatic and authoritative chronicle of Europe's descent into a war that tore the world apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristopher Clark is a professor of modern European history and a fellow of St. Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eIron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600441643282,"sku":"9780061146664","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e6b4cfd-3fa0-4b8a-8838-fbfd00402f75.jpg?v=1732213598","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sleepwalkers-how-europe-went-to-war-in-1914-9780061146664","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}