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4. revid. Aufl. 8°. VIII, 475 SS. OFein-Ln.(dunkelblau) mit versilb. (R-) Titel und OU (dieser etwas bestossen, Rücken gebräunt). Etwas Alters- u. Lagerungs-, weniger eigentliche Gebrauchsspuren. Gesamthaft sauberes, recht gutes Exemplar. - - Massgebliche, vierte u. letzte (Original-) Ausgabe dieser Studie zur politischen, diplomatischen und militärischen Vorgeschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges - Reprint der 4. Auflage 1940 digitalis. in Internet Archive - Brit.Lib. General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms, shelfmark no 08026.f.1. - Erstmals 1927 (vi, 218 pages; Brit.Lib.) - "This book is an analytical survey of the most important publications, official and unofficial, which have appeared since 1914, concerning the diplomatic history of Europe from the accession of the Emperor William II. in 1888 to the Treaty of Versailles. The material is grouped in nine chapters: Germany; Austria; Russia; The Near East; Italy and Spain; France; Belgium and Holland; Great Britain; The United States. A concluding chapter presents the author's reflections on the policies of the different countries. About half of the present edition (the fourth) is new." (Text on dust jacket). - With Index of Writers and Editors - "The war was a child of the European anarchy, of the outworn system of sovereign states. The Old World had degenerated into a powder-magazine, in which the dropping of a lighted match was almost certain to produce a gigantic conflagration. [.] It is a mistake to imagine that it took us unawares, for soldiers and civilians alike had been expecting and preparing for it for many years. It is also a mistake to attribute exceptional depravity to any of the Governments which [.] 'stumbled and staggered into war' [Lloyd George]. Blind to danger and deaf to advice as were the rulers of the three despotic empires, not one of them desired to set the world alight. Yet, though they may be acquitted ot the crime of deliberately starting the avalanche, they must jointly bear the reproach of having chosen the path which led to the abyss." (Conclusion, p. 470) -- George Peabody Gooch (London 1873-1968 ibid.), English historian of modern diplomacy. "His most important contribution to diplomatic history was his stress on the publication of original documents as opposed to historical narratives slanted to the ends of governments or nations." (archives.history.ac uk, Historians, online). - Resp. "Such was his political influence that during the First World War, he was employed by the history department of the Foreign Office and was requested to prepare materials to accompany the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920." (heritage.humanists uk, online; cf. Munzinger Archiv: "Seine Mitwirkung an der gewaltigen Aktenpublikation zur britischen Außenpolitik zwischen 1898 und 1914 und über die Ursachen des ersten Weltkrieges war nicht nur Dienst an der Wahrheit, sondern zugleich an der Gesundung der deutsch-englischen Beziehungen"). -- WEIGHT CATEGORY / Versandkateogorie / Poids brut 2 kg - Sprache: en. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers H080427
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