The Zimmermann telegram : intelligence, diplomacy, and America's entry into World War I / Thomas Boghardt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boghardt, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Diplomatic history.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--United States.

Mexico--Foreign relations--Germany.

Mexico.

Germany--Foreign relations--Mexico.

Germany.

Zimmermann, Arthur, 1864-1940.

Zimmermann, Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Russia and France, and tenaciously held on to their conquered empire. Hoping to break the stalemate on the western front, the exhausted Allies sought to bring the neutral United States into the conflict.A golden opportunity to force American intervention seemed at hand when British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram detailing a German alliance offer to Mexico. In it, Berlin

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Zimmermann Telegram in History; 2 Arthur Zimmermann; 3 The Mexican Imbroglio; 4 The German Quest for Japan; 5 Drafting the Telegram; 6 "Blinker" Hall; 7 Interception and Decryption; 8 A Special Relationship; 9 The Smoking Gun; 10 Congress Debates the Telegram; 11 The American Public; 12 War; 13 Fallout in Berlin; 14 Scapegoat; 15 Aftermath in Mexico; 16 A German Reckoning; 17 Hall's Intelligence Legacy; Conclusion; Names and Terms; Chronology; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-147-3

OCLC:

817923603