Imperial Challenge: Ambassador Count Bernstorff and German-American Relations, 1908-1917

by Reinhard R. Doerries

This book is a detailed study of the troubled diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany prior to their break in 1917. Reinhard Doerries focuses on the actions of Johann Heinrich Count von Bernstorff, the Imperial Ambassador in Washington. Bernstorff, a seasoned diplomat, came to Washington in December 1908, during a placid and superficially cordial period in German-American relations. However, the outbreak of the First World War,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807818208
• ISBN13: 9780807818206
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"