Ten Years Near the German Frontier: A Retrospect and a Warning
by Egan, Maurice Francis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- fair to good
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. fair to good. 364, illus., map, appendix, tables, index, text somewhat darkened, discoloration inside boards and flyleaves. Some wear to board and spine edges. The author was U.S. Minister to Denmark from 1907-1918, and issues this warning about German politics toward Denmark. He provides an account of the German takeover of Slesvig and the resulting access to the Kiel Canal, and discusses the implications of German aggression for World War I, Denmark, and the future. There is material on Theodore Roosevelt, including the attitude of Kaiser Wilhelm II and of Czar Nicholas II toward Roosevelt, and the European admiration for him.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50371
- Title
- Ten Years Near the German Frontier: A Retrospect and a Warning
- Author
- Egan, Maurice Francis
- Book Condition
- Used - fair to good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- WW1, Denmark, Germany, German Aggression, Diplomacy, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Czar Nicholas II, Theodore Roosevelt, Slesvig
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