July 1914: Countdown to War (Sean McMeekin)

Of a time of constant crisis and nothing appearing to actually happen—not 2024, but 1914. And of how "nothing ever happens" turned to "everything is different now."

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"For some years now, Americans have lived through a chaotic series of events unprecedented in modern times. Still, some say “nothing ever happens.” They argue that these apparently dramatic crises, from the Russo-Ukraine War to Texas governor Greg Abbott’s recent challenge to the federal government, are meaningless ephemera which change nothing about our underlying situation. Others argue, to the contrary, that such ferments are the foothills of the future, even if the massive changes we all desire and fear have not yet arrived. Sean McMeekin’s July 1914, a very detailed analysis of the month before World War I began, shows that the latter group has the better claim, if history is any guide." . . .

[martgatz]

Currently reading this book and have Stalin’s War up next. This was a great rundown. I’ve been searching for a modern historian I can read and not cringe at. McMeekin’s work is really good.

[skenzyme]

Is this another excellent book that I can only get from a private seller for $400?

[simonbagel]

Recently visited the National WWI Museum in Kansas City. I anticipated typical US War propaganda. Not so, although the moneyed influences that motivated both Churchill and Wilson were largely ignored. Anyway, a must see if you're passing through that town.