| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxi, 1007 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 915-921) and index. |
| Summary |
Describes the diplomatic minuets and military brinkmanship as Germany grew to be a continental superpower at the end of the nineteenth century and became a threat to Great Britain's naval superiority and isolationist policies. |
| Contents |
The German challenge -- Victoria and Bertie -- Vicky and Willy -- Blood and iron -- Bismarck's grand design -- The new course: Kaiser William II, Caprivi, and Hohenlohe -- The monster of the labyrinth -- Bulow and Weltmacht -- Ships of my own -- Tirpitz and the German navy laws -- The end of splendid isolation -- Lord Salisbury -- The Jameson Raid and the Kruger Telegram -- Joe -- Fashoda -- Samoa and William's visit to Windsor -- The Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion -- The Khaki Election and the death of Queen Victoria -- The end of Anglo-German alliance negotiations -- Arthur Balfour -- Joseph Chamberlain and imperial preference -- Lord Lansdowne and the Anglo-French Entente -- The Morocco crisis of 1905 -- From sail to steam -- Jacky Fisher -- Ut Veniant Omnes -- First sea lord -- The building of the Dreadnought -- Lord Charles Beresford -- Fisher versus Beresford -- Britain and Germany: politics and growing tension, 1906-1910 -- Campbell-Bannerman: the liberals return to power -- The Asquiths, Henry and Margot -- Sir Edward Grey and Liberal foreign policy -- The Anglo-Russian Entente and the Bosnian crisis -- The navy scare of 1909 -- Invading England -- The budget and the House of Lords -- The Eulenburg Scandal -- The Daily Telegraph interview -- Naval talks and Bethmann-Hollweg -- The road to Armageddon -- Agadir -- I do believe that I am a glowworm -- Churchill at the admiralty -- The Haldane mission -- Naval estimates and a naval holiday -- The anchors held -- we seemed to be safe -- The coming of Armageddon: Berlin -- The coming of Armageddon: London. |
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William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
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Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.
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Dreadnought (Battleship)
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918.
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Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918.
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| ISBN |
0394528336: $35.00 ($46.50 Can.) |
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