Nelson's History of the War


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Excerpt from Nelson's History of the War, Vol. 18 Throughout the autumn of 1916 the German troops and people were encouraged with hints of peace by Christmastide. The Imperial Chancellor, in his speech of 9th November, spoke smooth words, and the mind of the nation was prepared for his declaration of 12th December in the Reichstag, and the dispatch on the same day of a summons to the enemies of Germany to enter into negotiations. Before we deal with these strange overtures, it is necessary to consider the state of mind which prompted them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Nelson's History of the War, Vol. 18 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Nelson's History of the War, Vol. 18 Bucharest early in December gave the cue for the entry of the peacemaker. It was unfortunate for his purpose that Nivelle chose the same time to inflict a signal defeat at Verdun on the peace maker' S all -conquering legions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













Nelson's History of the War, Vol. 13 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Nelson's History of the War, Vol. 13 The Special Purposes of the Allies - The Common Purpose - The True Interest of Neutrals - America's Difficulty in recogniz ing this Interest - Her Preoccupation with Business - The War Boom President Wilson's Attitude - Criticisms Strength of America's Position as against Germany - Mr. Wilson's Message to Congress - His Speeches in the Middle West - The New German Demand as to Armed Merchantmen - Preposterous Character of the Claim - America declines to admit it - Letter to Senator Stone - The Greater Question - America's Chief Interest - 'mr. Root's Speech. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.