A History of the Great War, 1914-, Volumen1G. P. Putmam, 1916 - 545 páginas |
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... CAUSES , THE FAILURE OF TEMPORIZING POLICIES , AND THE SPIRIT OF THE BELLIGERENT PEOPLES ; WITH A RECORD OF POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC EVENTS BY BRIGGS DAVENPORT PUBLIC G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker Press 1916 ...
... CAUSES , THE FAILURE OF TEMPORIZING POLICIES , AND THE SPIRIT OF THE BELLIGERENT PEOPLES ; WITH A RECORD OF POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC EVENTS BY BRIGGS DAVENPORT PUBLIC G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker Press 1916 ...
Página iii
... causes before him . The writer of this volume sees faults and errors and crimes to the debit of the contestants on either side of the Great War . He sees , with absolute certainty , he believes , on which side is the preponderance of ...
... causes before him . The writer of this volume sees faults and errors and crimes to the debit of the contestants on either side of the Great War . He sees , with absolute certainty , he believes , on which side is the preponderance of ...
Página iv
... cause of justice and civilization . The facts in this history of the Genesis of the Great War have been drawn from a ... causes of a war more copiously exposed in contemporary publications ; and yet there remained a iv Preface.
... cause of justice and civilization . The facts in this history of the Genesis of the Great War have been drawn from a ... causes of a war more copiously exposed in contemporary publications ; and yet there remained a iv Preface.
Página v
... causes which was not readily accessible or had not been plainly stated . The writer would thank the eminent public men of several of the countries engaged in the war from whom he has derived facts and interpretations which have been ...
... causes which was not readily accessible or had not been plainly stated . The writer would thank the eminent public men of several of the countries engaged in the war from whom he has derived facts and interpretations which have been ...
Página vii
... CAUSES OF THE WAR II . — PRETEXTS AND PROVOCATIONS — THE CLASHING OF SERBIAN AND AUSTRO- HUNGARIAN AMBITIONS • III . IMPERIOUS PRESUMPTION OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY ABETTED BY GERMANY- REJECTION OF ALL REASONABLE TERMS . IV . PATIENT AND ...
... CAUSES OF THE WAR II . — PRETEXTS AND PROVOCATIONS — THE CLASHING OF SERBIAN AND AUSTRO- HUNGARIAN AMBITIONS • III . IMPERIOUS PRESUMPTION OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY ABETTED BY GERMANY- REJECTION OF ALL REASONABLE TERMS . IV . PATIENT AND ...
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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.