Lunch with the Kaiser: Why Europe went to war in 1914

by Michael Bennett

'Lunch with the Kaiser' provides remarkable clarity on the last days of July 1914 when war, at least between Germany and Russia, could still have been averted. What emerges is a narrative of events driven by the beliefs of a handful of decision makers in Berlin and St Petersburg, rather than any objective strategic assessment, as their respective allies in Vienna and Paris, pushed and pulled them ever closer to war.

In London, a government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 167100082X
• ISBN13: 9781671000827
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"