G. J. Meyer is the author of three popular histories: A World Undone: The Story of the Great War; The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty; and The Borgias: The Hidden History. Meyer received a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism from Harvard University. He earned an M.A. from the University of Minnesota, where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and has taught writing and literature at colleges in Des Moines, St. Louis, and New York. He now lives in Wiltshire, England.
"A World Undone is an original and very readable account of one of
the most significant and often misunderstood events of the last
century. With an historians eye for clear headed analysis and
a storytellers talent for detail and narrative, G.J Meyer
presents a compelling account of the blunders that produced
the world's first "great war" and set the stage
for many of the tragic events that followed." —Steve Gillon,
Resident Historian, The History Channel
"This is one of those books where you read every page.... Meyer
organizes his book chronologically, and accompanies each chapter
with a short background essay.... [A World Undone] has the very
best qualities for this kind of comprehensive approach: a gift for
compression and an eye for the telling detail." —Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
“A comprehensive history aimed at the general reader....You finish
this book feeling you’ve learned everything anyone reasonably needs
to know about The Great War.” —Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Meyer breathes life into the human story within the Great War. He
provides in-depth profiles of many of the political and military
leaders of that era, and explains why they were so
important....This is a literary vision of WWI that few of us have
ever encountered. Simply put, this is historical reporting at its
best.” —Smoky Mountain Sentinel
“Thundering, magnificent...this is a book of true greatness that
prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. Researched to last
possible dot...It will earn generations of admirers.” —Washington
Times
"Especially suited for the interested American reader…. Meyer's
sketches of the British Cabinet, the Russian Empire, the aging
Austro-Hungarian Empire, the leaders of Prussia with their newly
minted swagger, are lifelike and plausible. His account of the
tragic folly of Gallipoli is masterful…. It should go without
saying that in 2006 … [A World Undone] has an instructive value
that can scarely be measured."—Los Angeles Times
"Accomplished with brio... [Meyer] blends 'foreground, background,
and sidelights' to highlight the complex interactions of apparently
unconnected events behind the four-year catastrophic war that
destroyed a world and defined a century."—Publishers Weekly,
starred review
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