In his hands, World War I becomes a clash not only of empires and armies, but of individuals: king and Kaiser, warriors and pacifists, coal miners an "In this deeply moving history of the so-called Great War, those opposing its mindless folly receive equal billing with the politicians, generals, and propagandists obdurately insisting on its perpetuation. Bacevich, author of "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War " "Adam Hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. Implicit in Adam Hochschild's account is this chilling warning: once governments become captive of wars they purport to control, they turn next on their own people." -Andrew J. Exemplary in all respects."-Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post " "In this deeply moving history of the so-called Great War, those opposing its mindless folly receive equal billing with the politicians, generals, and propagandists obdurately insisting on its perpetuation. "This is a book to make one feel deeply and painfully, and also to think hard."-Christopher Hitchens, "New York Times Book Review" "Hochschild brings fresh drama to the story, and explores it in provocative ways.
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