Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
- ISBN-10
- 0345375564
- ISBN-13
- 9780345375568
- Series
- Dreadnought
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 1007
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Author
- Robert K. Massie
Description
Illuminates the personal rivalries and ambitions behind World War I, and discusses kings, cabinet ministers, and military men
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