Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire: A New History of the World at War: 1914 by Alexandra Churchill

Most thought 1914 would be a quick war. They were catastrophically wrong. Ring of Fire tells the truly global story of World War I's opening year—from the Balkans to Oceania, from colonial Samoa to the frozen Eastern Front. Drawing on primary sources in over twenty languages, this book breaks free from the narrow Western-centric view to show how Australians, Canadians, North Africans, and countless others were swept into a conflict that made neutrality impossible. A sweeping, inclusive narrative of how the world changed forever.