The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 Newton Douglas
The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 Newton Douglas The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history.…
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The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 Newton Douglas
The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the first time, historian Douglas Newton presents a new, dramatic narrative. But the standard history of Britain's choice for war is far from the truth.
He shows how the decision to go to war was rushed, in the face of vehement opposition, in the Cabinet and Parliament, in the Liberal and Labour press, and in the streets. He interleaves the story of those pressing for a choice for war with the story of those resisting Britain's descent into calamity. There was no democratic decision for war.The history of this opposition has been largely erased from the record, yet it was crucial to what actually happened in August 1914.
Two days before the declaration of war
The Great War 1914-1918
To Tell the Truth
To Kill the Truth
Getting to the Truth