Summary of Hew Strachan's The First World War

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The weekend of 12 — 14 June 1914 was a busy one at Konopischt, the hunting lodge and favorite home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Here, he could indulge his passion for field sports and escape the stultifying conventions of the Habsburg court in Vienna. #2 The Concert of Europe was an order that was established in 1815 to prevent major war on the continent for a century. But in 1914, Austria-Hungary had lost fai