When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
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#49: 1 August 1914 I - Rolling The Iron Dice
🕑 Added 2025-03-03 06:30:03 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
We're in the endgame now, but somehow, not everyone got the message.
There was plenty of waiting to be done. Berlin was waiting on Russia's reply to its ultimatum, and France was also expected to reply, but the generals felt they could not wait. Who knew how far Russia's mobilisation had gone, or how close Germany was to disaster? With this added time pressure, the Kaiser approved general mobilisation, as Europe reacted to the news that war would soon erupt. Yet, at the final moment, a lifeline - a message from London, that British and French neutrality could be guaranteed, if only Germany would agree to respect it. Such a momentous idea, in a day of watershed moments, characterised the final hours of European peace.
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When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Thanks for the heads up Frederic, it must have slipped my notice but it's there now.
Frederic Dumont
Great episode again, but please add the script as for the other episodes. Thankssss!
