Review: Good Introductory Primer to the Start of WWI
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
Given that 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI, this book serves as a good introductory primer to the events leading up to the start of the war.  I read this book through Amazon's lending library for Prime members.The author quite rightly described the tyranny of the mobilization timetables at that time and the inflexibility of the military planners especially on the German side.  Although I found myself in general agreement on his depictions and assertions, I felt that he did not hold the Germans as culpable as they deserved.  The author is obviously an authority on WWI, but I wish that he had included some references and a bibliography.  He did, however, include a section of suggested reading.I recommend this short work to the general reader seeking a concise explanation of the events preceding the outbreak of the general hostilities of WWI.