The Pity of War by Niall Ferguson (Paperback, 2009)

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In this provocative book Niall Ferguson asks: was the sacrifice worth it?. Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat?. Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm?.

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The controversial revisionist history of World War I that made Ferguson's name The controversial revisionist history of World War I that made Niall Ferguson's nameThe First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. More than any other event, it made the twentieth century. In this boldly conceived book and provocative, aimed to appeal not only to students but also to the general reader, Niall Ferguson explodes many of the myths surrounding the war.Niall Ferguson is Herzog Professor of Financial History at the Stern School of Business, New York University, Visiting Professor of History, Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford. His other books for Penguin include Empire, The Cash Nexus, Colossus, The War of the World, Virtual History, High Financier and Civilization.