The Trigger: The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip - the Assassin who Brought the World to War - Couverture souple

Butcher, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099581337 ISBN 13 : 9780099581338

Editeur : Vintage, 2015

Synopsis

On a summer morning in 1914, a teenage assassin named Gavrilo Princip fired not just the opening shots of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history, when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. A hundred years later, Tim Butcher undertakes an extraordinary journey to uncover the story of this unknown boy who changed our world forever. By retracing Princip's journey from his highland birthplace, through the mythical valleys of Bosnia to the fortress city of Belgrade and ultimately Sarajevo, he illuminates our understanding both of Princip and the places that shaped him while uncovering details about Princip which have eluded historians for a century.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

‘The most original of First World War centenary books; it is a travel narrative of rare resonance and insight’ Sunday Times

On a summer morning in 1914, a teenage assassin fired the starting gun for modern history.

It was a young teenage boy named Gavrilo Princip who fired that fateful shot which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and ultimately ignited World War War. A hundred years later, Tim Butcher undertakes an extraordinary journey to uncover the story of this unknown boy who changed our world forever. By retracing Princip’s journey from his highland birthplace, through the mythical valleys of Bosnia to the fortress city of Belgrade and ultimately Sarajevo, he illuminates our understanding both of Princip and the places that shaped him while uncovering details about Princip which have eluded historians for more than a century.

‘A masterpiece of historical empathy and evocation...This book is a tour de force’ Guardian

Revue de presse

"The most original of First World War centenary books; it is a travel narrative of rare resonance and insight" (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times)

"Superb... Highly readable but profoundly researched" (Ben Macintyre The Times, Books of the Year)

"A triumph... A marvellously absorbing book on the nature of one man’s political grievance and its terrible aftermath" (Ian Thomson Observer Books of the Year)

"The most imaginative and singular book on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War to date... This is expeditionary journalism at its best – a historical inquest radiated through the mind and experience of an outstanding reporter" (Robert Fox Evening Standard)

"A masterpiece of historical empathy and evocation... This book is a tour de force" (Christopher Clark Guardian)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0099581337
• ISBN 13: 9780099581338
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 352