The fateful alliance : France, Russia, and the coming of the First World War
1984, First Edition. Manchester : Manchester University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine dust-wrapper, with spine uniformly sun-toned, and now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #479491
ISBN: 0719017076
Physical description; xx, 300 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Politics and Personalities, 1890 -- The Turning Point of 1890 -- The "Entente Cordiale" -- The Military Convention -- The Convention Adopted -- The Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Appendices: exchanges of diplomatic correspondence and the text of the 1892 military convention. Subjects; France Foreign relations Russia, 1894-1917. World War, 1914-1918 Causes. World War, 1914-1918 Diplomatic history.
Price: €18.95