Thomas Boghardt The Zimmermann Telegram (Hardback)

by Thomas Boghardt

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Further Details Title: The Zimmermann Telegram Condition: New Subtitle: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I Author: Thomas Boghardt Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 1612511481 EAN: 9781612511481 ISBN: 9781612511481 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Genre: History Topic: Military History Release Date: 11/29/2012 Description: 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’s foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, offered his country’s support to Mexico for re-conquering “the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona” in exchange for a Mexican attack on the United States, should the latter enter the war on the side of the Allies. The British handed a copy of the Telegram to the American government, which in turn leaked it to the press. On March 1, 1917, the Telegram made headline news across the United States, and five weeks later, America entered World War I. Based on an examination of virtually all available German, Britis

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Year: 2012
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781612511481
• Condition: Fine

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