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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Audiobook, by Christopher Clark Play Audiobook Sample

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Audiobook

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Audiobook, by Christopher Clark Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Derek Perkins Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 16.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 12.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781494576530

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

33

Longest Chapter Length:

58:50 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

20:31 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

45:17 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

4

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Publisher Description

The Sleepwalkers is historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.

Clark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris, London, and Belgrade, and he examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914 and details the mutual misunderstandings and unintended signals that drove the crisis forward in a few short weeks.

Meticulously researched and masterfully written, The Sleepwalkers is a dramatic and authoritative chronicle of Europe's descent into a war that tore the world apart.

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"The first book I have read which actually explains how World War I came about. There is no partisan axe-grinding for either side. Just facts. Very, very interesting."

— Brendanus (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • “An important book…One of the most impressive and stimulating studies of the period ever published.”

    — Sunday Times (London)
  • For those who enjoy excellent scholarship joined with logical composition and an easy style of writing, save a (wide) spot on your bookshelf for Clark's work.

    — Kirkus
  • “For those who enjoy excellent scholarship joined with logical composition and an easy style of writing, save a (wide) spot on your bookshelf for Clark’s work.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Luke Petrizzi, 8/19/2021
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Burbear, 2/12/2017
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

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About Christopher Clark

Christopher Clark is a professor of modern European history and a fellow of St. Catharine’s College at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947, among other books.

About Derek Perkins

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.