TY - BOOK AU - Martel,Gordon TI - The month that changed the world: July 1914 SN - 9780199665389 AV - D511 .M268 2014 KW - World War, 1914-1918 KW - Causes KW - Diplomatic history KW - Europe KW - History KW - July Crisis, 1914 KW - Austria KW - Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-470) and index; The long European peace -- The making of a crisis. The killing ; The reaction -- The July Crisis. Friday, 24 July ; Saturday, 25 July ; Sunday, 26 July ; Monday, 27 July ; Tuesday, 28 July ; Wednesday, 29 July ; Thursday, 30 July ; Friday, 31 July -- Days of decision. Saturday to Tuesday, 1-4 August -- The aftermath. Making sense of the madness N2 - Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis ER -