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Quoted at the beginning of the episode to describe the atmosphere at the outbreak of WWI. The hosts explicitly identify it as written by Zweig in 1942 about the outbreak of the First World War.

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Referenced when discussing the challenge of understanding the causes of WWI. Tom mentions quoting Rebecca West from this book where she writes about being at the town hall in Sarajevo.

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Mentioned as an example of recent historical scholarship that emphasizes individuals and contingent circumstances rather than abstract causes for WWI. Referenced multiple times throughout the episode.

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Described as 'a brilliant book' that emphasizes how decisions about mobilization and war were made by real people, not anonymous factors. Recommended for those who found The Sleepwalkers too light.

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Referenced in discussion of how JFK was obsessed with learning lessons from WWI during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Described as a book Kennedy was fascinated by.