For the Western allies 11th November 1918 has always been a solemn date – the end of fighting which had destroyed a generation, but also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of the principal enemies, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed country after country. In this highly original and gripping book Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front which proved so ruinous to Europe’s future, but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were wrecked by revolution, pogroms, mass expulsions and further major military clashes.

Author Robert Gerwarth Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9780141976372 EAN 9780141976372 Bic Code Cover Paperback