A Slanderer : Notes On the History of the Period Preceding the World War
The book A Slanderer : Notes On the History of the Period Preceding the World War was written by author Schiemann, Theodor, 1847-1921 Here you can read free online of A Slanderer : Notes On the History of the Period Preceding the World War book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Slanderer : Notes On the History of the Period Preceding the World War a good or bad book?
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The naval convention was, it was said, in the first place a Russo-Franco-Italian Balkan convention; the powers of the Triple Entente were already preparing for the Tripolitanian peace. The line of attack was perfectly clear; Italy, Russia, France and England on the one side, Austria-Hungary on the other, Turkey on the dissecting table!!! To our ambassador, Count Pourtales, Kokowzew denied,, as late as August 7th, the existence of a Russian-French naval agreement; but when the news of it came ou...t, he was not ready to contradict it. In October, Lord Roberts held forth concerning the ine- vitability of a war with Germany, and soon after he declared that every great nation has a right to fall upon its neighbor if it has the power— a piece of cynicism which the "Nation" despatched with the remark that it set up a moral code for a pack of wolves. It was the same sentiment which was championed back in 1903 by Homer Lea when he advised the English to deal with the German fleet as they had long since dealt with the Danish and the Dutch, i.
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