The Book Prize Index

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914

Christopher Clark

An authoritative chronicle, drawing on new research on World War I, traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute narrative that examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryWar & Military StrategyWorld War IWorld War II

Award History

2 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Laura Shannon Prize: European Studies2015WinnerOfficial source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History2013WinnerSecondary source
Cundill History PrizeMajor2013FinalistSecondary source
Mark Lynton History Prize2014FinalistSecondary source
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