The Zimmermann telegram
intelligence, diplomacy, and America's entry into World War I
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Word Count
79,750 words, Guess
Page Count
319 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25367813M
- ISBN-139781612511481
- OCLC Control Number785079513
- OCLC Control Numberzimmermanntelegr0000bogh
- Library of Congress Control Number2012026570
Classifications
- DDC940.3/112
- LCCD619.3 .B64 2012
Description
By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Russia and France, and tenaciously held on to their conquered empire. Hoping to break the stalemate on the western front, the exhausted Allies sought to bring the neutral United States into the conflict.A golden opportunity to force American intervention seemed at hand when British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram detailing a German alliance offer to Mexico....
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