As German ambassador in Washington from the outbreak of war in 1914 until he was sent home in 1917, Bernstorff dealt with the Lusitania crisis, the submarine question, propaganda and sabotage charges, and President Wilson’s peace efforts. Here he defends his record and blames Berlin’s turn to unrestricted submarine warfare for the break.
An inside view of the diplomacy that brought the United States into the First World War. Download the free EPUB.