Due to the
centenary, there's an awful lot of stuff around about the First World War at
the moment; silhouettes of tin-hatted Tommies standing mournfully in a muddy
field are everywhere. 'The sleepwalkers' is meant to be the best examination of
how on earth Europe managed to implode in 1914, and is very good at debunking
the various German expansionist/Naval rivalry/Russian designs on the Balkans
explanations in favour of there being no great design or conspiracy, just
dysfunctional diplomats sleep walking towards hostilities despite no-one
wanting it.
'The Secret History'
was leant to me by a work colleague, and came with excellent reviews 'Truly
deserving of the accolade Modern Classic', apparently. I wasn't that gripped by the fairly common
tale of spoilt college kids forming a clique, accidentally murdering someone
and then attempting to cover it up. It's the same plot as 'I Know What You Did
Last Summer'.
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