#64: 4 August 1914 IV - The Final Countdown

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast by Zack Twamley

Jun 16, 202536:19Society & Culture

With only hours left until the ultimatum expired, the mood in London and Berlin was anxious and excited. Was this truly it? Was the Anglo-German relationship now destined to die in a war over Belgium? Some could not brin...

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