A History of the Great War, 1914-, Volumen1G. P. Putmam, 1916 - 545 páginas |
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... Russia - The New Question of the Near - East that Grew out of the Turco - Italian and the Two Balkan Wars . UNLI NLIKE many other of the great political convulsions in the world's history , the vast struggle of 1914 and 1915 in which ...
... Russia - The New Question of the Near - East that Grew out of the Turco - Italian and the Two Balkan Wars . UNLI NLIKE many other of the great political convulsions in the world's history , the vast struggle of 1914 and 1915 in which ...
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... Russia , as regards the political education of her people , has been , since 1861 , more progressive than either ... Russia can be read than the very recent one by Maurice Baring , The Main - Springs of Russia , written on the very eve ...
... Russia , as regards the political education of her people , has been , since 1861 , more progressive than either ... Russia can be read than the very recent one by Maurice Baring , The Main - Springs of Russia , written on the very eve ...
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... Russia , seconded by Britain , that in- duced Germany for the time to forego the rôle of bully towards her late antagonist . From that moment her aversion for England became more and more marked . It has since blossomed into the most ...
... Russia , seconded by Britain , that in- duced Germany for the time to forego the rôle of bully towards her late antagonist . From that moment her aversion for England became more and more marked . It has since blossomed into the most ...
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... Russia , although the latter was well aware that it was Austria , with the backing of Britain , who stood most in her path in her effort to dominate the Balkan peoples and finally to attain to Constantinople . Austria had long served as ...
... Russia , although the latter was well aware that it was Austria , with the backing of Britain , who stood most in her path in her effort to dominate the Balkan peoples and finally to attain to Constantinople . Austria had long served as ...
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... Russia in the Balkans . Meanwhile , before the formation of the Triple Alliance , Austria had found it prudent to effect an understanding with Russia as to the claims of each to exercise a special influence in the Balkans . The ...
... Russia in the Balkans . Meanwhile , before the formation of the Triple Alliance , Austria had found it prudent to effect an understanding with Russia as to the claims of each to exercise a special influence in the Balkans . The ...
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Página 176 - What we had done was unthinkable; it was like striking a man from behind while he was fighting for his life against two assailants.
Página 152 - Altogether apart from that, it would be a disgrace for us to make this bargain with Germany at the expense of France, a disgrace from which the good name of this country would never recover. The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligations or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either.
Página 154 - If the peace of Europe can be preserved, and the present crisis safely passed, my own endeavour will be to promote some arrangement to which Germany could be a party, by which she could be assured that no aggressive or hostile policy would be pursued against her or her allies by France, Russia, and ourselves, jointly or separately.
Página 152 - France is beaten, so long as Germany does not take French territory as distinct from the colonies. From the material point of view...
Página 176 - Government was terrible to a degree; just for a word — "neutrality, " a word which in war time had so often been disregarded — just for a scrap of paper Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her.
Página 152 - Chancellor in the above sense, and add most earnestly that the one way of maintaining the good relations between England and Germany is that they should continue to work together to preserve the peace of Europe; if we succeed in this object the mutual relations of Germany and England will, I believe, be ipso facto improved and strengthened.
Página 107 - Although I am not able to verify it, I have private information that the German Ambassador knew the text of the Austrian ultimatum to Servia before it was despatched and telegraphed it to the German Emperor. I know from the German Ambassador himself that he endorses every line of it.
Página 141 - If Austria, recognizing that her conflict with Servia has assumed character of question of European interest, declares herself ready to eliminate from her ultimatum points which violate principle of sovereignty of Servia, Russia engages to stop all military preparations.
Página 187 - Remember that the German people are the chosen of God. On me, on me as German Emperor, the Spirit of God has descended. I am His weapon, His sword, and His Vicegerent. Woe to the disobedient. Death to cowards and unbelievers.