The hidden perspective : the military conversations 1906-1914
Owen, David, 1938-2015
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Within weeks of taking office in December 1905, British Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman and his Foreign Minister Edward Grey agreed to allow the General Staff to enter detailed talks with their French counterparts about sending an expeditionary force to France in the event of a German attack - neither the Cabinet or Parliament were informed. In some ways prescient of the build-up to the Iraq conflict in 2003, their actions contributed to a feeling that there was a moral commitment to send troops to the continent. 'The Hidden Perspective' shows how the 'mind frame' in the Foreign Office influenced political decision making and sentiment.
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London : Haus Publishing Ltd, 2015.
Collation:
ix, 274 pages ; 22 cm
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Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781908323989 (pbk)
Dewey class:
355.033541
Language:
English
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BRN:
1277750