Mombauer, The Origins Of The First World War - Controversies And Consensus

Abstract

Debate on the origins of the First World War, "the great seminal catastrophe" of the twentieth century according to George Kennan, has continued for almost a century. Oceans of ink have already been devoted to the topic, yet excellent new contributions continue to pour from the presses. Small wonder that it is difficult, if not impossible, for an instructor or graduate student to keep up with the nuances of this long-continuing debate. Annika Mombauer's The Origins of the First World War: Controversies and Consensus, is, therefore, a welcome, and affordable, addition to the still-burgeoning literature on the topic.