The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World (Hardcover) by Greg King, Sue Woolmans

from briandrewz

An illuminating study on the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, Sophie. The authors give us a very sympathetic view of the doomed archduke. There was such a spirit of meanness and vindictiveness surrounding this couple, even from within their own family, right up until their burial...

from Meredy

Kind of like organic structures in nature, events in history seem to get more intriguing the closer you look. I wish I had had some idea of this when I was a student in school. Here, the author details how the run-up to World War I and the precipitating crisis turned on the personal sentiments a...

from Iambookish

All of ever knew about Archduke Franz Ferdinand was that his assassination was the catalyst that started WWI, this book made him into a living, breathing person, a devoted and loving father and husband.The author does an excellent job of writing about this tumultuous period of history without mak...

from bhowell

This is a very readable history book which still manages to provide a detailed history of the period. I found it fascinating and could not put it down.

from tommi180744

Immensely detailed, but very readable account of the people, politics, military, intelligence, social, philosophical aspects surrounding the single violent event that within weeks sparked a conflict that would engulf almost the whole world.