David James Smith

David James Smith is a British journalist and author known for meticulously researched narrative non-fiction about significant historical events. One Morning In Sarajevo is his acclaimed account of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, the event that triggered the First World War. Smith reconstructs the fateful day with the precision of a detective and the pacing of a thriller. His audiobook and book is gripping listening and reading for history enthusiasts and anyone fascinated by the moments that change the course of history.