Dimensions
218 x 270 x 5mm
28th June 1914.
History sometimes takes place over long periods of time; sometimes it can occur in a single day. This high-drama series looks at those momentous days in the last century when great and terrible things transpired within 24 hours which would leave an impact on the history of the world for decades afterwards.
On 28 June 1914, an assassin's bullet set off a chain of events that would lead to the most terrible war the world had ever seen. This was the day Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, made a state visit to Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia. At this time, the Great Powers of Europe were heavily armed and ready for battle.
When Gavrilo Princip stepped up to the archduke's car and fired two bullets, it lit the spark that would ignite into the First World War. Why was Franz Ferdinand killed? Who hatched the plot to assassinate him? And how did the assassination of an archduke lead to a world war that would claim the lives of millions?
These questions are considered in this compelling account of one day that shook the world.
