The current war in Gaza , the tariffs war and other political dramas remind me of the saying that those who do not know history will repeat the mistakes of the past.
Here are 3 books that brilliantly capture the descent into the abyss by world leaders which led to the catastrophic wars of World War One and Two.
The Sleepwalkers posit that the PM of UK , the PM of France, the Tsar of Russia , the Kaiser of Germany and the Hapsburg Emperor of Austria and Hungary collectively blundered into the First World War.
This book, written for the 100th anniversary of the war, by Christopher Clark 2012 published, has the best analysis on the origin of WW1.
It tells of a clash of egos and leaders’ recklessness to establish military alliances which gave them hubris and a sense of adventurism to bully the weaker nations.
I read this book in 2013. It is still the best in this area.