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he 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.

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,Britain, Germany and France, 1912–14: Flexibility and Constraint,red necessary for the safety of the nation, he did want to restore good relations with Berlin. There were also pressing reasons on the German side why Bethmann-Hollweg should have once again pursued the dream of an Anglo-German agreement. The elections of 1912 represented a great victory for the Soc