The vanquished - Robert Gerwarth

'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 Supplement

For 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