The Russian origins of the First World War /

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In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McMeekin, Sean, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
1894-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Causes.
World War, 1914-1918 > Russia.
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Middle East.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Causes.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Russie.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Imperialism
Diplomatic relations
Military campaigns
War > Causes
Russia > Foreign relations > 1894-1917.
Russie > Relations extérieures > 1894-1917.
Eastern Front (World War (1914-1918))
Middle East
Russia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: History from the Deep Freeze
  • The Strategic Imperative in 1914
  • It Takes Two to Tango : The July Crisis
  • Russia's War : The Opening Round
  • Turkey's Turn
  • The Russians and Gallipoli
  • Russia and the Armenians
  • The Russians in Persia
  • Partitioning the Ottoman Empire
  • 1917 : The Tsarist Empire at Its Zenith
  • Conclusion: The October Revolution and Historical Amnesia.

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