A World Undone (Audiobook)

from featherby

To my mind, this is the best one volume history of World War I. It covers the battlefield history in enough detail to keep military history fans engaged while providing a solid discussion of the background for the war (in all its political complexity) as well as the social and economic consequenc...

from esandman

Fantastic overview of World War I. I looked long and hard to find a comprehensive yet not overwhelmingly dense study of The Great War, and this book more than fit the bill. A great start to understanding one of the major tragedies of the 20th Century.

from tloeffler

Probably one of the most easily understood books I've ever read about WWI. The language is clear, each chapter is followed by a background story explaining some of the details, the story is told in the book and not in the footnotes--all of the things that make a history book easy and interesting ...

from 5hrdrive

Massive in scope while remaining extremely readable. Ingeniously alternates between chapters covering the waging of the war with chapters detailing various armies, rulers, technological advancements, and important events. The reader truly gains an appreciation for this terrible war and its effect...

from nittnut

A World Undone is a comprehensive and detailed history of World War I, its causes and the long term effects it had on the world. Most interesting to me was reading the step-by-step approach to war from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, through the intentional or unintentional ...