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Map | |
Prologue | |
Europe's Tensions | |
Empires Clash | p. 17 |
Classes Struggle | p. 21 |
Nations Quarrel | p. 23 |
Countries Arm | p. 28 |
Zarathustra Prophesies | p. 39 |
Diplomats Align | p. 43 |
Walking Through Minefields | |
The Eastern Question | p. 49 |
A Challenge for the Archduke | p. 51 |
Explosive Germany | p. 54 |
Drifting Toward War | |
Macedonia - Out of Control | p. 67 |
Austria - First Off the Mark | p. 70 |
France and Germany Make their Play | p. 76 |
Italy Grasps; Then the Balkans Do Too | p. 83 |
The Slavic Tide | p. 87 |
Europe Goes to the Brink | p. 94 |
More Balkan Tremors | p. 98 |
An American Tries to Stop It | p. 104 |
Murder! | |
The Last Waltz | p. 113 |
In the Land of the Assassins | p. 118 |
The Russian Connection | p. 129 |
The Terrorists Strike | p. 132 |
Europe Yawns | p. 137 |
Disposing of the Bodies | p. 144 |
Rounding Up the Suspects | p. 146 |
Telling Lies | |
Germany Signs a Blank Check | p. 153 |
The Great Deception | p. 162 |
Berchtold Runs Out of Time | p. 168 |
The Secret is Kept | p. 170 |
Crisis! | |
The Fait is Not Accompli | p. 175 |
Presenting an Ultimatum | p. 185 |
Serbia More or Less Accepts | p. 195 |
Countdown | |
Showdown in Berlin | p. 201 |
July 26 | p. 206 |
July 27 | p. 212 |
July 28 | p. 217 |
July 29 | p. 223 |
July 30 | p. 229 |
July 31 | p. 234 |
August 1 | p. 237 |
August 2 | p. 243 |
August 3 | p. 247 |
August 4 | p. 249 |
Shredding the Evidence | p. 251 |
The Mystery Solved | |
Assembling in the Library | p. 257 |
What Did Not Happen | p. 259 |
The Key to What Happened | p. 269 |
What Was It About? | p. 276 |
Who Could Have Prevented It? | p. 282 |
Who Started It? | p. 286 |
Could It Happen Again? | p. 292 |
Summing Up | p. 295 |
Epilogue | |
Austria's War | p. 299 |
Germany's War | p. 303 |
The Austrian Note | p. 307 |
The Serbian Reply | p. 313 |
Who Was Who | p. 317 |
Notes | p. 319 |
Bibliography | p. 331 |
Acknowledgments | p. 337 |
Index | p. 339 |
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