McMeekin, Sean, 1974-

The Russian origins of the First World War [electronic resource] / Sean McMeekin. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. - xii, 324 p. : ill., maps, ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: History from the Deep Freeze -- The Strategic Imperative in 1914 -- It Takes Two to Tango : The July Crisis -- Russia's War : The Opening Round -- Turkey's Turn -- The Russians and Gallipoli -- Russia and the Armenians -- The Russians in Persia -- Partitioning the Ottoman Empire -- 1917 : The Tsarist Empire at Its Zenith -- Conclusion: The October Revolution and Historical Amnesia.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780674063204 (electronic bk.)




World War, 1914-1918--Causes.
World War, 1914-1918--Russia.
Imperialism--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Middle East.


Russia--Foreign relations--1894-1917.


Electronic books.

D514 / .M35 2011

940.3/11