Vanquished

'A breathtaking, magisterial panorama, telling the epic story ofpost-war anarchy, dying empires and rising nation states. It makes usrethink 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 avindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of theirprincipal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the OttomanEmpire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with nomeaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfedcountry after country. In this highly original, gripping book RobertGerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First WorldWar.

'Lucid, incisive and packed with fascinating details' Financial Times, Books of the Year

'Importantand timely ... obliges us to reconsider a period and a battlefront thathas too often been neglected'Margaret MacMillan, The New York Times Review of Books

'Thisnarrative of continent-wide chaos performs a valuable service bychronicling the postwar turmoil of Europe ... helps us understand whyfew wars reach tidy conclusions' Max Hastings, Sunday Times

'Remindsus, in vivid and often shocking detail, that only some countries sawkilling end on the 11th day of the 11th month ... leaves a sense offoreboding for our own time' Robert Tombs, The Times

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This is difficult, often horrifying reading, but Gerwarth provides an essential contribution to our understanding of the interwar years.