| The Fateful Alliance - France, Russia, and the Coming of the First World War
(1984)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
France - Foreign Relations; France - Foreign Relations - Russia; Russia - Foreign Relations; Russia - Foreign Relations - France; World War, 1914-1918 - Causes |
| Publication Date |
January 1984 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.4
x
6.0
mm)
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| Publisher |
Pantheon Books |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| Europa's historie, kriges opståen, oprindelsen til 1. Verdenskrig - den anerkendte amerikanske diplomat, ambassadør, forfatter, historiker, professor og sikkerheds- og udenrigspolitiske rådgiver George F. Kennan har skrevet en del bøger, deriblandt denne om den "skæbnesvangre alliance", om Europa i slutningen af det 19. århundrede frem til 1. Verdenskrig's udbrud i 1914, især om alliancen mellem Frankrig og Rusland. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
AbeBooks |
| Purchase Price |
$9.35 |
| Acquire Date |
2/25/2021 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
D511 .K34 1984 |
| Dewey |
940.3/11 |
| ISBN |
9780394534947 |
| Cover Price |
$19.95 |
| No. of Pages |
300 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
I think George Kennan was one of the most perceptive figures in the history of US-Russia relations and of the Cold War. I've been working my way through his books for quite some time and in the end, expect to read them all.
In this book, Kennan analyzes the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894. Perhaps to a greater extent than many other historians, he makes it a point to understand the personalities involved in the negotiations, to fully understand the motives, the hidden agendas, and the strengths and weaknesses of the people behind historically important events.
As the title suggests, this alliance was key to the events that led up to the First World War. I didn't know much about it before reading the book, and I'll admit that for most students of history, Kennan may be taking us deep into the weeds on this one; might be giving us more detail than we really need.
I have been reading Kennan in a somewhat random order. I didn't realize that this is the second book of a trilogy, the first being Decline of Bismarck's European Order. I haven't bothered to find out if the third was ever written. (Kennan has done this before: promised a trilogy but only delivered the first two. No matter.) |
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