Alsace-Lorraine A Study of the Relations of the Two Provinces to France and to Germany and a Presentation of the Just Claims of their People by Blumenthal, Daniel

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The failure to prevent World War I the unexpected armageddon by Gardner, Hall

Table of Contents: “…The insecurity-security dialectic and the unexpected armageddon -- Origins of the Franco-Prussian War -- Global consequences of the Franco-Prussian War -- French calls for revanche and Bismarck's nightmare of coalitions -- Britain's intervention in Egypt and the threat of a continental alliance -- Bismarck's strategy and Anglo-German Alliance talks -- The failure of the Caprivi's "new course" -- 1894: the year of German alienation from England -- Fissures within the continental alliance -- The failure of Anglo-German alliance talks -- Britain's quest for new allies (1902-07) -- The Anglo-German détente and Eurasian conflicts -- The question of Alsace-Lorraine -- Stumbling into Armageddon -- Conclusions: the failure to prevent World War I…”