The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End

The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to EndDescription by Robert Gerwarth Paperback An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War Iconflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century For the Western Allies, November 11, 1918, has always been a solemn datethe end of fighting that had destroyed a generation, but also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of the principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria

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