A World Undone Book Reviews

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Incredible book. Easily the best historical book I’ve ever read.

Comprehensive, Enlightening, and Entertaining. Meyer has outdone himself with this marvelous comprehensive single volume work on the Great War. He delves into the historical events which led each of the major powers to war. It is more than just a historical account of the Great War, it is an autopsy report of the death of four major empires: Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Ottoman. For the long term effects of the war were devastating to the "old empires." Enjoy this work, it belongs in the library of every serious and casual fan of history in general and more specifically, Military History.

The Great War?. Meyer does an excellent job of covering the entirety of the war without getting bogged down in too many people and places; just enough to give the reader a general understanding and grasp. Additionally, Meyer shows how Europe, seeing itself as the pinnacle of civilization, descended into mass slaughter and madness, while never really resolving anything in the end. Begging the question: What was so great about the Great War?

A World Undone. Superb. The most readable WWI account I have ever read. The author brings to life the grizzly realities of the first major war with modern weaponry. Horrific yet mesmerizing. The actors in this tragic drama were some of the bravest men and women the world has seen, both from the central powers as well as the western allies. I wholeheartedly recommend this book and cannot wait to read more from this author.

Impeccable. Shows that History is a far a better story than anything you could make up.

Readable, balanced, thorough, informative. Meyer's one volume history of The Great War is nothing short of superb. It's long enough to be thorough but not so long as to overwhelm a general reader like me. The writing is clear and very readable, candid in its assignment of praise and blame and yet balanced and fair. I especially appreciated the excuses on various subjects that Meyer adds to each chapter. The maps don't come through as well as I would like on my iPad but there are lots of maps on the Web. The photos are an unnecessary but agreeable bonus. I had never read a book on WWI before reading Meyer's A World Undone and I have to admit that I was a bit overwhelmed at first. But this wasn't Meyer's fault at all. Yes, there are lots of names and personalities but Meyer does an amazing job of handling them clearly. The real problem was that the causes of the war truly are very complicated and confusing. I read Meyer up to the end of 1914, and I was hooked, but I knew it wasn't all sinking in as well as I wanted. So I stopped and read Michael Howard's excellent First World War: A Very Short Introduction. That helped me get a rough overview. But it's a sign of how good Meyer's book is that, after getting my bearings with Howard, I was eager to return to Meyer, and was then able to complete his book with understanding and great enjoyment. As a one volume account of WWI, Meyer's book is remarkably solid. I enjoyed it greatly.

Best book I read in a while. If you want a minute to minute account of ww1, all the actorst in that amazing stupid war go read this book.

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