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The Origins of the First World War
Ever wonder how a single assassination spiraled into a global nightmare? Spoiler: It wasn’t just bad luck or one guy with a gun. The origins of World War I are a mess of tangled alliances, ego-driven politics, and a whole lot of paranoia. James Joll’s classic digs into this chaos with a sharp eye—no myths, no easy villains, just the messy truth behind the war nobody wanted but couldn’t stop.
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