Studies in Secret Diplomacy: During the First World War

ISBN-13: 9780367644208 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 428 str.

W. W. Gottlieb

Opis

Originally published in 1957, the original blurb starts: ‘From these studies of the secret diplomacy surrounding the entry of Turkey and Italy into the First World War, emerges a picture of the complex machinery behind the obvious wheels of international politics. ...'

Spis treści

Introduction.  Part 1: The Great Powers Over Turkey  1. Prelude to War  2. The Disposition of Turkey  3. Russia, Constantinople and the Straits  4. Churchill and the Dardanelles  5. The Diplomatic War Among the Allies  6. The Secret Agreements Between Britain, France and Russia  7. Withdrawal  Part 2: Italy Among the Great Powers  8. Before 1914  9. Italy’s Social and Economic Structure  10. The Pursuit of Empire  11. Peace or War  12. The Crisis in the Triple Alliance  13. Neutrality  14. The Diplomatic Duel Between Italy and Austria-Hungary  15. Italy and the Triple Entente  16. Extra-Diplomatic Factors  17. ‘Sacred Egoism’  18. Austria-Hungary  19. Tension Between Austria-Hungary and Germany  20. Three Craftsmen of Diplomacy  21. A Diplomatic Triangle: Rome-Berlin-Vienna  22. The Secret Treaty of London  23. The Final Struggle.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

W. W. Gottlieb