Christopher Clark

In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia--a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development--ceased to exist. In their eagerness to erase all traces of the Third Reich from the earth, the Allies believed that Prussia, the very embodiment of German militarism, had to be abolished. But as Christopher Clark reveals in this pioneering history, Prussia's legacy is far more complex. Th...

In The Sleepwalkers acclaimed historian and author of Iron Kingdom, Christopher Clark, examines the causes of the First World War. SUNDAY TIMES and INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2012 The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful of the modern era. An act of terrorism of staggering effi...

28. juuni 1914 hommikul, kui ertshertsog Franz Ferdinand ja tema abikaasa Sophie Chotek saabusid Sarajevo raudteejaama, valitses Euroopas rahu. Kolmkümmend seitse päeva hiljem oli Euroopa sõjas. Nimetatud suvel alguse saanud konflikt nõudis üle 20 miljoni inimese elu, hävitas kolm impeeriumi ja muutis igaveseks maailma ajalugu. „Uneskõndijad“ kirjeldab üksikasjaliselt, kuidas Esimese maailmasõjani...