Ullman presents readers with an investigation into the lasting effects of the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. The author has organized the twelve chapters that make up the main body of his text in three parts devoted to how the murder of Archduke Ferdinand transformed the nature of the international system in the twenty-first century, regional crises and potential areas of conflict, and strategy for government and foreign policy moving forward. Harlan K. Ullman is a military veteran, military and foreign policy advisor, and consultant living in Washington, D.C. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)