World War I: The Seminal Tragedy - IV: The Final Act - Extra History
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Serbia responds to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the pretext for war grows thinner and thinner. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Berchtold makes a desperate decision to declare war. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nicholas II of Russia call upon their family ties to each other in a last ditch effort to avert the war, but their previous inattention has left their prime ministers Bethmann-Hollweg and Sazonov in impossible positions. With their forces mobilized, unable to back down, Russia must accept Germany's declaration of war from ambassador Pourtalès - and as our series ends, the Seminal Catastrophe begins.
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Want to learn more about World War I? James recommends some books to get you started!
If you're super hardcore about these things:
The Origins of the War of 1914: http://amzn.to/ZhTIit
If you're looking for something more pop:
Guns of August: http://amzn.to/ZT7b1G
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