What is a good book that I can read on the political and diplomatic events that led to WWI?

by PeppyHare66

I was particularly fascinated by this post by /u/elos_ that depicted WWI as a war of German aggression, but I'd be open to other points of views as well.

Quixxeemoto

If you are looking for a new book that has caused a bit of a stir I would recommend Christopher Clarks "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914"

Dani_Californication

Eric Hobsbawm's books The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 and the first chapter of The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914-1991 are great. He writes a fairly objective, impartial view with no strong bias.

Amazon link and the other books in his trilogy are also there.

PeppyHare66

Thanks, I'll check one of these out.

ohioOSF

It's not a book, but Dan Carlin's "Blueprint for Armageddon" I think does a great job walking you through the events and triggers to the war

flyliceplick

The War That Ended Peace, Margaret MacMillan.