“Is there anything new to say about the catastrophe of World War One? Yes, and David Owen does it in The Hidden Perspective. It’s a cogent analysis—by a former Foreign Secretary—of how Britain’s secret military dealings with France helped catapult the country, and Europe, into an avoidable war.”
— Sir Harold Evans, author of The American Century
“[A] well-researched, well-written and thought-provoking book, which does indeed force us to reappraise the causes of the Great War, or at least Britain’s decision to get involved in it.”
— Wall Street Journal