The trigger

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On a summer morning in Sarajevo a hundred years ago, a teenage assassin named Gavrilo Princip fired not just the opening shots of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history, when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Yet the events Princip triggered were so monumental that his own story has been largely overlooked, his role garbled and motivations misrepresented.







The Trigger puts this right, filling out as never before a figure who changed our world and whose legacy still has an impact on all of us today. Born a penniless backwoodsman, Princip's life changed when he trekked through Bosnia and Serbia to attend school. As he ventured across fault lines of faith, nationalism and empire, so tightly clustered in the Balkans, radicalisation slowly transformed him from a frail farm boy into history's most influential assassin.







By retracing Princip's journey from his highland birthplace, through the mythical valleys of Bosnia to the fortress city of Belgrade and ultimately Sarajevo, Tim Butcher illuminates our understanding both of Princip and the places that shaped him. Tim uncovers details about Princip that have eluded historians for a century and draws on his own experience, as a war reporter in the Balkans in the 1990s, to face down ghosts of conflicts past and present.







The Trigger is a rich and timely work that brings to life both the moment the world first went to war and an extraordinary region with a potent hold over history.

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The Trigger

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On a summer morning in sarajevo a hundred years ago a teenage assassin fired not just the opening shots of the first world war but the starting gun for modern history by killing archduke franz ferdinand gavrilo princip triggered conflict that would claim millions of lives in battle and turmoil t Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Shadows at Dawn

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Go Down, Moses

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go down moses is a collection of seven related pieces of short fiction by american author william faulkner sometimes considered a novel the most prominent character and unifying voice is that of isaac mccaslin uncle ike who will live to be an old man uncle to half a county and father to no Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 mei 2014

Aantal pagina's: 336

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Carmen Aquirre

Hoofduitgeverij: Vintage Digital

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Editie: 1

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Studieboek: Ja

EAN: 9781448155644

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