Written in the first months of the First World War by R. W. Seton-Watson, Alfred Zimmern, J. Dover Wilson and Arthur Greenwood, these chapters explain the war to British readers. They trace the national idea in Europe from 1789, the character of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia and the Balkan question, and the democratic stakes of the struggle.
A revealing record of how liberal British intellectuals understood the war, with reading lists for further study. Download the free EPUB.