Book · 2013 · Diplomatic history
The Sleepwalkers
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If you're interested in the nazi period i would um you know if you if you want to learn about the first world war for instance i would um i would recommend sleepwalkers or or neil's pity of war um you know great books teach you a lot.
The best things said about it
No there's a there's a famous history of world war one called The Sleepwalkers.
Christian Clark who wrote a book called The Sleepwalkers.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Christopher Clark's The Sleepwalkers is an acclaimed historical examination of how European powers stumbled into the catastrophe of the First World War. On the podcast Conversations with Tyler, Pierpaolo Barbieri recommended the volume as an essential reading material for those interested in understanding the historical events surrounding the nazi period and the outbreak of the First World War, highlighting that great books provide substantial education. Similarly, the publication has been invoked in contemporary political and historical discourse to illustrate how large nations can accidentally drift into major conflicts. On The Shawn Ryan Show, Michael Lester referenced the title while discussing how modern nations might slide into war, citing the author to explain the mechanism of nations sleepwalking into hostilities. In a similar vein, David Sacks brought up the famous history during an episode of All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, utilizing the central premise of the work to describe how modern governments risk sleepwalking into a major global conflict due to compounding geopolitical tensions. Across these different podcast appearances, the book consistently serves as a vital reference point for analyzing political blindness, escalation, and the tragic inevitability of historical miscalculations that lead to catastrophic global warfare.
Every mention
Pierpaolo Barbieri if you're interested in the nazi period i would um you know if you if you want to learn about the first wor… 1
“if you're interested in the nazi period i would um you know if you if you want to learn about the first world war for instance i would um i would recommend sleepwalkers or or neil's pity of war um you know great books teach you a lot”
David Sacks no there's a there's a famous history of world war one called The Sleepwalkers 1
“no there's a there's a famous history of world war one called The Sleepwalkers”
Michael Lester Christian Clark who wrote a book called The Sleepwalkers. 1
“Christian Clark who wrote a book called The Sleepwalkers.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“We're sleepwalking just like the book, The Sleepwalkers, right into this disaster.”
“And actually, the reason our podcast is called Sleepwalkers is actually an illusion to World War I. Um, there's a very there's a very famous book by a historian called Christopher Clark called uh Sleepwalkers, how Europe stumbled into conflict, I think is the subtitle.”