1923

A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR

''Excellent'' Richard Evans

''A vivid, crisp, impressively sustained narrative'' Financial Times

''Riveting'' Irish Independent

''Refreshing and readable'' Irish Times

''Gripping . . . thoroughly researched and beautifully written . . . a warning for our times'' Alex Watson, author of Ring of Steel

''Fascinating . . . shows powerfully that there was nothing inevit...