Transcriber’s NotesAdditional noteswill be found near the end of this ebook.This book did not have a Table of Contents. The one below has been prepared by the Transcriber, using the actual Chapter headings.CONTENTSINTRODUCTORYvCHAPTER ITHE CAREFULLY LAID SCHEME1CHAPTER IITHE MANY-TRACKED LINES OF GERMAN DIPLOMACY15CHAPTER IIITHE PLAN AND ITS EXECUTION27CHAPTER IVFORCING THE QUARREL40CHAPTER VGERMANY’S PROGRAMME69CHAPTER VITHE POSITION OF ITALY78CHAPTER VIITHE TWELFTH HOUR98CHAPTER VIIITHE EARTHQUAKE127CHAPTER IXBRITISH NEUTRALITY AND BELLIGERENCY141CHAPTER XTHE INFAMOUS OFFER154CHAPTER XIJUST FOR “A SCRAP OF PAPER”177APPENDIXDIPLOMACY AND THE WAR205
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