Table of Contents

Introduction to the third edition, Timeline of key events, 1 The origins of war, Bismarck's Legacy The Challenge of German Power The Balkans Crisis The Outbreak of War - July-August 1914 2. The Historical Debate

About the Author

Ruth Henig

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"Ruth Henig has a thorough mastery of an extensive literature and the ability to make this daunting mass of scholarship accessible to studients who need a rapid but reliable introduction to a major historical controversy.--Alan Sharp, University of Ulster."