A new Europe after WWI
Mr. Watt's book is a very readable portrait of the mess Europe plunged into at the end of WWI. The departure of the German monarchs that gives it its title is described along with Central European turmoil, revolutions, counter-revolutions and the unsuccessful attempt to reach a final peace in Paris. As some other Watt books (not all), it conveys the feeling of living the events narrated in the book. I do recommend it to anyone interesting in the era that was so important for the future of Europe. Though far from an exhaustive study of each and every event in all the European countries, it is an excellent summary.
For those interested in the upheaval in Germany, try this book along with "Failure of a revolution : Germany 1918-1919" by Sebastian Haffner, a more progressive account of events.
