Sarajevo: Sunday, 28 June 1914
Reactions. Vienna: anger, not sympathy ; St. Petersburg: no quarter given ; Paris and London: unwelcome interruption ; Berlin: sympathy and impatience
Countdown. The Count Hoyos mission to Berlin: Sunday-Monday, 5-6 July ; War council in Vienna (I) : Tuesday, 7 July ; Radio silence: 8-17 July ; Enter Sazonov: Saturday, 18 July ; War council in Vienna (II) : Sunday, 19 July ; Poincaré meets the Tsar: Monday, 20 July ; Sazonov's threat: Tuesday, 21 July ; Champagne summit: Wednesday-Thursday, 22-23 July ; Anti-ultimatum and ultimatum: Thursday, 23 July ; Sazonov strikes: Friday, 24 July ; Russia, France, and Serbia stand firm: Saturday, 25 July ; Russia prepares for war: Sunday, 26 July ; The Kaiser returns: Monday, 27 July ; "You have got me into a fine mess" : Tuesday, 28 July ; "I will not be responsible for a monstrous slaughter!" : Wednesday, 29 July ; Slaughter it is: Thursday, 30 July ; Last Chance Saloon: Friday, 31 July ; "Now you can do what you want" : Saturday, 1 August ; Britain wakes up to the danger: Sunday, 2 August ; Sir Edward Grey's big moment: Monday, 3 August ; World war, no going back: Tuesday, 4 August
The question of responsibility.
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July 1914 : countdown to war by Sean McMeekin. ISBN 9781848315938. Published by Icon Books in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
