The Lowdown A Short History of the O..., John Lee
The Lowdown A Short History of the O..., John Lee
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The Lowdown: A Short History of the Origins of World War I

Author: John Lee

Narrator: Steve Deveraux

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2010


Synopsis

A concise history of the origins of the “war to end all wars”.Many of us know that the first world war began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo in June of 1914. But have you ever wondered exactly what chain of events led up to the incident that caused the whole world to erupt into one of the bloodiest conflicts in our history?Expert military historian and lecturer John Lee explains the causes behind the origins of the war and gives us a unique insight into the unfolding drama that defined and shaped a generation – and generations to come.©2010 Creative Content Ltd (P)2010 Creative Content Ltd

Author Bio

British narrator John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life of Napoleon to the entirely imagined lives of sorcerers and swashbucklers. He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009. Lee is also an accomplished stage actor and wrote and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit.

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