{"product_id":"9780141976372","title":"The Vanquished : Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923 by Robert Gerwarth","description":"A breathtaking, magisterial panorama, telling the epic story of  post-war anarchy, dying empires and rising nation states. It makes us  rethink our understanding of Europe's twentieth century' David Motadel, The Times Literary SupplementFor the Western allies 11 November 1918 has always been a solemn date -  the end of fighting which had destroyed a generation, and also a  vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of their  principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman  Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no  meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed  country after country. In this highly original, gripping book Robert  Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World  War. 'Lucid, incisive and packed with fascinating details' Financial Times, Books of the Year 'Important  and timely ... obliges us to reconsider a period and a battlefront that  has too often been neglected'  Margaret MacMillan, The New York Times Review of Books'This  narrative of continent-wide chaos performs a valuable service by  chronicling the postwar turmoil of Europe ... helps us understand why  few wars reach tidy conclusions' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Reminds  us, in vivid and often shocking detail, that only some countries saw  killing end on the 11th day of the 11th month ... leaves a sense of  foreboding for our own time' Robert Tombs, The Times\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56225156759925,"sku":"9780141976372","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141976372.jpg?v=1762229040","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141976372","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}