{"product_id":"9780141976372-vanquished-the","title":"The Vanquished","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A breathtaking, magisterial panorama, telling the epic story of  post-war anarchy, dying empires and rising nation states. It makes us  rethink our understanding of Europe's twentieth century' David Motadel, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the Western allies 11 November 1918 has always been a solemn date -  the end of fighting which had destroyed a generation, and also a  vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of their  principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman  Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no  meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed  country after country. In this highly original, gripping book Robert  Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World  War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lucid, incisive and packed with fascinating details' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Important  and timely . obliges us to reconsider a period and a battlefront that  has too often been neglected'  Margaret MacMillan, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This  narrative of continent-wide chaos performs a valuable service by  chronicling the postwar turmoil of Europe . helps us understand why  few wars reach tidy conclusions' Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Reminds  us, in vivid and often shocking detail, that only some countries saw  killing end on the 11th day of the 11th month . leaves a sense of  foreboding for our own time' Robert Tombs, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30346379067489,"sku":"9780141976372","price":12.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32376785.jpg?v=1737522670","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141976372-vanquished-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}