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A fascinating memoir by Prince Karl Max Lichnowsky, a prominent German diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom at the outbreak of World War I. In this book, Lichnowsky gives a detailed account of his years in London and sheds light on the complex political and social dynamics that led to the war. He also reveals his personal disillusionment with the German leadership and the Kaiser himself. This is a compelling and insightful book that offers a unique perspective on one of the most turbulent periods in European history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "p...
Furst von Karl Max Lichnowsky (1860-1928) wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age."
Only recently has Egyptology started examining ideology and its implications for our self-understanding and understanding of ancient Egypt, Egyptology, and the past as a whole. This edition presents aspects of ideology, scholarship, and individual biographies from World War I to the “Third Reich”.
Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue provides a reference tool for the study of one of the great watershed moments in history on both sides of the Atlantic serving historians, researchers, and collectors.
'The Origins of the First World War' summarises and analyses the policies, issues and crises that produced the cataclysm of war in 1914. The position of each of the great powers is clearly explained, including their place in the system of alliances that dominated international politics.
James Joll's study is not simply another narrative, retracing the powder trail that was finally ignited at Sarajevo. It is an ambitious and wide-ranging analysis of the historical forces at work in the Europe of 1914, and the very different ways in which historians have subsequently attempted to understand them. The importance of the theme, the breadth and sympathy of James Joll's scholarship, and the clarity of his exposition, have all contributed to the spectacular success of the book since its first appearance in 1984. Revised by Gordon Martel, this new 3rd edition accommodates recent research and an expanded further reading section.
This work investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the development of modern communication are also discussed.