The Fate of Nations

The Story of the First World War, Volume Two

G. J. Meyer

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Amberley Publishing
15 November 2018

History; First World War

`Thundering, magnificent ... a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. Researched to the last possible dot ... It will earn generations of admirers.' Washington Times 'Masterful - has an instructive value than can scarcely be measured' Los Angeles Times 'Accomplished with brio, the author blends foreground, background, and sidelights to highlight the complex interactions of apparently unconnected events.' Publishers Weekly (starred review) `A masterful narrative history that eloquently conveys the sense of a civilization engaged in massive self-destruction ... Meyer offers interesting and controversial insights into the motivations of many of the key participants. This is an outstanding survey of a cataclysm that still casts a shadow over world affairs.' Booklist This remarkable account tells the story of the last thre years of the First World War, which left the great powers of the Nineteenth Century shattered at the beginning of the Twentieth, and their people exhausted and depleted, amid the cost of millions of young lives. After the early optimism, the war had become a catastrophe for all sides. This volume charts some of the lowest points of the conflict, but also shows how a victory was finally won out of the stalemate, at a cost that was unimaginable to earlier generations. This is one of the great narrative histories of modern war and will reward anyone new or well-read in the subject.

By: G. J. Meyer
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9781445680156
ISBN 10: 1445680157
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 15 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

G. J. Meyer is a former Woodrow Wilson and Harvard University Fellow with an M.A. in English literature. His other books include A WORLD REMADE: America in World War One: 'Meyer offers wonderful insights into many of the key players in this arresting saga' (Booklist). He lives in Goring-on-Thames.

Reviews for The Fate of Nations: The Story of the First World War, Volume Two

`Thundering, magnificent ... a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. Researched to the last possible dot ... It will earn generations of admirers.' -- Washington Times `Meyer's sketches of the British Cabinet, the Russian Empire, the aging Austro-Hungarian Empire ... are lifelike and plausible ... [The Fate of Nations] has an instructive value that can scarcely be measured.' -- Los Angeles Times `With an historian's eye for clear-headed analysis and a storyteller's talent for detail and narrative, G. J. Meyer presents a compelling account of the blunders that produced the world's first great war and set the stage for many of the tragic events that followed.' -- Steve Gillon, The History Channel `A masterful narrative history that eloquently conveys the sense of a civilization engaged in massive self-destruction ... Meyer offers interesting and controversial insights into the motivations of many of the key participants. This is an outstanding survey of a cataclysm that still casts a shadow over world affairs.' -- Booklist