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Samuel R. Williamson

Author of July 1914: Soldiers, Statesmen and the Coming of the Great War

11 Works 125 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: Jr. Samuel R. Williamson, Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Samuel R. Williamson Jr.

Image credit: Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. [credit: The University of the South]

Works by Samuel R. Williamson

July 1914: Soldiers, Statesmen and the Coming of the Great War (2003) 45 copies, 1 review

Austria-Hungary and the Origins of the First World War (1990) 24 copies

The Politics of Grand Strategy: Britain and France Prepare for War, 1904-1914 (1969) 17 copies

1914: Austria-Hungary, the Origins, and the First Year of World War I (2014) 10 copies

Sewanee Sesquicentennial History: The Making of the University of the South (2008) 9 copies

The Sesquicentennial of the Laying of the Cornerstone of the University of the South October 10, 1860 (2010) 6 copies

Sewanee Perspectives on the History of the University of the South (2009) 6 copies

Yea, Sewanee's Right! A Pictorial History of the University of the South (2011) 4 copies

The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953 (The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History, Vol 4) (1993) 2 copies

Origins of a Tragedy: July 1914 (Problems in civilization) (1981) 1 copy

Essays on World War I: Origins and Prisoners of War (War and Society in East Central Europe, Vol. 5) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Williamson, Samuel Ruthven, Jr.
Birthdate: 1935-11-10
Gender: male
Education: Tulane University
Harvard University
Occupations: historian
Organizations: University of the South
United States Military Academy
Harvard University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA
Associated Place (for map): Louisiana, USA

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July 1914: Soldiers, Statesmen and the Coming of the Great War by Samuel R. Williamson

Best explanation of the Serbian crisis and dynamics at play in Eastern Europe that I have yet to find.

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AHA Prize in European International History

The Politics of Grand Strategy: Britain and France Prepare for War, 1904-1914 (1970)

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Works: 11
Members: 125
Popularity: #160,150
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 20

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