The World War and What was Behind ItFront matterReading editionChapter navigation33 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThe World War and What Was Behind ItL. P. BénézetPrefaceList of MapsChapter I · The Great WarChapter II · Rome and the Barbarian TribesChapter III · From Chiefs to KingsChapter IV · Master and ManChapter V · A Babel of TonguesChapter VI · “The Terrible Turk”Chapter VII · The Rise of Modern NationsChapter VIII · The Fall of the Two KingdomsChapter IX · The Little Man from the Common PeopleChapter X · A King-Made Map and its Trail of WrongsChapter XI · Italy a Nation at LastChapter XII · The Man of Blood and IronChapter XIII · The Balance of PowerChapter XIV · The “Entente Cordiale”Chapter XV · The Sowing of the Dragon’s TeethChapter XVI · Who Profits?Chapter XVII · The Spark that Exploded the MagazineChapter XVIII · Why England Came InChapter XIX · Diplomacy and Kingly AmbitionChapter XX · Back to the BalkansChapter XXI · The War Under the SeaChapter XXII · Another Crown TopplesChapter XXIII · The United States at War—Why?Chapter XXIV · Europe as it Should BeChapter XXV · The Cost of It AllChapter XXVI · What Germany Must LearnPronouncing GlossaryIndexBeginning of this editionNext chapter →The World War and What Was Behind ItAll chapters and sections (33)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThe World War and What Was Behind ItL. P. BénézetPrefaceList of MapsChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Other sectionsPronouncing GlossaryIndex[Illustration]The World War and What Was Behind It →
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