{"product_id":"the-shots-that-ignited-a-bloodbath-the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand-of-austria-hungary-paperback","title":"The Shots That Ignited a Bloodbath: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanvier Chouteu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanvier T. Chando\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEurope, 1914\u003c\/b\u003e. Beneath the glittering surface of a continent ruled by ancient empires, a fuse is burning. Ethnic nationalism is reaching a fever pitch, threatening to shatter the fragile status quo and plunge the world into unfathomable chaos. As desperate monarchs scramble to solidify secret alliances, the fate of Western civilization hangs in a delicate balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the very eye of this gathering storm sits the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A sprawling, fragile mosaic of three major language groups and dozens of distinct nationalities, it should be the first to break. Yet, miraculously, it holds-bound together by a deep, widespread devotion to its aging Emperor, Franz Josef. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the future belongs to his heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliant, tenacious, and fiercely progressive, Franz Ferdinand is a visionary ready to drag his empire into the modern age. At his side is his wife, Sophie-their union celebrated as one of history's greatest and most defiant love affairs. Together, they embody a beacon of hope, an inspiring symbol of unity for an empire on the brink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, the world stops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a single, shattering moment in Sarajevo, a band of young assassins-trained, armed, and funded by fanatics in neighboring Serbia-fires the fateful shots that will extinguish the light of an empire and ignite the greatest bloodbath the world had ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eTHE SHOTS THAT IGNITED A BLOODBATH: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, \u003c\/b\u003e Janvier T. Chando delivers a masterfully tense, honest, and uniquely insightful account of the claustrophobic atmosphere leading up to World War One. By unearthing powerful, overlooked perspectives from the precipice of catastrophe, the author does more than recount history-he offers a profound mirror to our own turbulent modern world, revealing how easily peace can vanish into the smoke of gunfire.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49190701891774,"sku":"9798674868842","price":14.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.projore.store\/products\/the-shots-that-ignited-a-bloodbath-the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand-of-austria-hungary-paperback","provider":"Projore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}