Overview
- A thorough revision of an existing classic which takes into account the developments in scholarship since the publication of the first edition
Provides a lucid and comprehensive account of the diplomatic, economic, and strategical factors that led to Britain's entry into the war
Includes a new preface, useful chronological table and an updated bibliography
Part of the book series: The Making of the Twentieth Century (MATWCE)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
While retaining the basic argument that Britain went to war in 1914 not as a result of internal pressures but as a response to external events, Steiner and Neilson reject recent arguments that Britain became involved because of fears of an 'invented' German menace, or to defend her Empire. Instead, placing greater emphasis than before on the role of Russia, the authors convincingly argue that Britain entered the war in order to preserve the European balance of power and the nation's favourable position within it.
Lucid and comprehensive, Britain and the Origins of the First World War brings together the bureaucratic, diplomatic, economic, strategical and ideological factors that led to Britain's entry into the Great War, and remains the most complete survey of the pre-war situation.
About the authors
KEITH NEILSON is Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Britain and the Origins of the First World War
Authors: Zara S. Steiner, Keith Neilson
Series Title: The Making of the Twentieth Century
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21301-2
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VIII, 341
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland