Plotting for Peace - American Peacemakers, British Codebreakers, Britain At War, 19141917

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Larsen is College Lecturer in History at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Klappentext A dramatic re-interpretation of British politics, Anglo-American relations, and the role of British codebreaking during the First World War. Vorwort A dramatic re-interpretation of British politics, Anglo-American relations, and the role of British codebreaking during the First World War. Zusammenfassung Daniel Larsen reveals the dramatic role of British codebreaking during the First World War - leading to a revolutionary re-interpretation of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's diplomacy, British Prime Ministers H.H. Asquith's and David Lloyd George's war leaderships, British intelligence, and the Anglo-American economic relationship during the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The First Year of War (August 1914-August 1915); 2. Strategy (August-December 1915); 3. Negotiations (January-March 1916); 4. Deliberations (March-May 1916); 5. The Gamble (June-August 1916); 6. The Knock-out Blow (September-October 1916); 7. The Fall of Asquith (October-December 1916); 8. Peace Moves (December 1916-January 1917); 9. The Zimmermann Telegram and Wilson's Move to War (February-April 1917); Conclusion.

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• Authors: Daniel Larsen, Daniel (University of Cambridge) Larsen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9781108708197
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70819-7
• No. of pages: 444
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, North America, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1910 to c 1919, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), North America (USA and Canada), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I