For the Western allies 11 November 1918 has always been a solemn date - the end of fighting, and also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of their principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed country after country. A highly original book Robert Gerwarth asking us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War.