The Hidden Perspective
Owen, David
| Autor: | Owen, David |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | History - Military / War |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 15.09.2015 |
| EAN: | 9781908323989 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 273 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Haus Pub. |
| Untertitel: | The Military Conversations 1906-1914 |
Produktinformationen "The Hidden Perspective"
In 1905, British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey agreed to speak secretly with his French counterparts about sending a British expeditionary force to France in the event of a German attack. Neither Parliament nor the rest of the Cabinet was informed. The Hidden Perspective takes readers back to these tense years leading up to World War I and re-creates the stormy Cabinet meetings in the fall of 1911 when the details of the military conversations were finally revealed. Using contemporary historical documents, David Owen, himself a former foreign secretary, shows how the foreign office's underlying belief in Britain's moral obligation to send troops to the Continent influenced political decision-making and helped create the impression that war was inevitable. Had Britain's diplomatic and naval strategy been handled more skillfully during these years, Owen contends, the carnage of World War I might have been prevented altogether.
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