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The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry Into World War I Hardcover - 2012

by Thomas Boghardt


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In January 1917, British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram from Germany's foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, offering his country's support to Mexico for regaining lost territory in the U.S. in exchange for a Mexican attack on the United States. Five weeks later, America entered World War I. This remarkable study taps fresh sources to provide a definitive account of the origins, cryptanalysis, and impact of the German alliance scheme. Challenging many widely accepted views of what happened, the author contends that the telegram was a spontaneous initiative, not the result of a long-term German plan. He further argues that the telegram did not rally Americans for war, but instead proved divisive, alienating isolationist and pacifist groups and lawmakers. He also corrects mistakes made previously about how the telegram was sent and coded. The book's new findings, as well as a firsthand account of how the telegram was conceived, published here for the first time, are certain to attract attention.

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  • Title The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry Into World War I
  • Author Thomas Boghardt
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
  • Date 2012-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781612511481 / 1612511481
  • Weight 1.41 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1914-1918 - United States, World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012026570
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.311

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Hardback. New. 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… Read More
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