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review September 2025

A new history of the Eastern Front

Review by David M. Durrant
Franz Ferdinand and his wife leaving the town hall just before his assassination. They are about to ascend a few steps to their carriage waiting for them below, part of the carriage is visible on the photo. They are surrounded by men, some of whom are giving them a military salute. Sophie is wearing a white dress and a white had with a feather. Franz Ferdinand is wearing a military uniform.
In The Eastern Front (W.W. Norton & Company, 2024), Nick Lloyd presents a detailed, rich history of the Eastern front during the First World War, a vast theatre of war that brought about the collapse of three empires. David M. Durrant writes that the book serves as a superb introduction to the First World War in Central and Southern Europe, one that both specialists and general readers will find of interest. 
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