The war that ended peace: the road to 1914

War or peace?

Europe in 1900

Great Britain and splendid isolation

"Woe to the country that has a child for king!" : Wilhelm II and Germany

Weltpolitik : Germany's place on the world stage

Dreadnought : the Anglo-German naval rivalry

Unlikely friends : the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain

The bear and the whale : Russia and Great Britain

The loyalty of the Nibelungs : the dual alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany

What were they thinking? : hopes, fears, ideas, and unspoken assumptions

Dreaming of peace

Thinking about war

Making the plans

The crises start : Germany, France, and Morocco

The Bosnian crisis : confrontation. between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans

1911 : the year of discords : Morocco again

The first Balkan Wars

Preparing for war or peace : Europe's last months of peace

Assassination at Sarajevo

The end of the Concert of Europe : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

turning out the lights : Europe's last week of peace

The War.