Description: Roads to Glory Late Imperial Russia and the Turkish Straits by Ronald Park Bobroff This is the 2006 First Edition Front cover and spine Further images of this book are shown below Publisher and place of publication Dimensions in inches (to the nearest quarter-inch) London: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd 5½ inches wide x 8¾ inches tall Edition Length 2006 First Edition [xii] + 251 pages Condition of covers Internal condition Original black cloth blocked in silver on the spine. The covers are rubbed and the spine ends and corners are bumped (most noticeably at the tail of the spine). There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, partly obscured by the dust-jacket flap (please see the final image below). The pages have yellowed slightly, more noticeably in the margins. The text is clean throughout. There is a small scratch on the top edge of the text block and the edge of the text block is dust-stained and lightly foxed. Dust-jacket present? Other comments Yes: however, the dust-jacket is scuffed, rubbed and creased around the edges. The tail of the spine panel is noticeably creased. Covering much the same period as my own work on the subject (Straits : British Policy Towards the Ottoman Empire and the Origins of the Dardanelles Campaign) this volume is in generally good order, noting some light edge-foxing and a small scratch on the top edge, and bumped spine ends. Illustrations, maps, etc Contents No illustrations are called for Please see below for details Post & shipping information Payment options The packed weight is approximately 600 grams. Full shipping/postage information is provided in a panel at the end of this listing. Payment options : UK buyers: cheque (in GBP), debit card, credit card (Visa, MasterCard but not Amex), PayPal International buyers: credit card (Visa, MasterCard but not Amex), PayPal Full payment information is provided in a panel at the end of this listing. Roads to Glory Late Imperial Russia and the Turkish Straits Contents List of tables Note on usage Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Stolypin and policy of avoiding confrontation, 1908 to March 1911 2. Policy Drift and the Italo-Turkish War, March 1911 to October 1912 3. The Balkan Wars: Choosing between the Balkan States and the Straits, 1912-1913 4. Turkish Naval Expansion and the Liman Von Sanders Crisis, March 1912 to July 1914 5. War Deferred: Diplomacy Dominant During Turkish Neutrality, July 1914 to October 1914 6. War Engaged: Allied and Domestic Disputes over the Fate of Constantinople and the Straits, November 1914 to July 1916 Conclusion: A Russian Tragedy Notes Bibliography Index List of Tables Table 1 Total trade of Turkey with France and Russia 1909-1914 Table 2 Dreadnoughts and Dreadnought Battlecruisers 1906-1914 Roads to Glory Late Imperial Russia and the Turkish Straits From the dust-jacket: Until now, it has been accepted that the Turkish Straits - the Russian fleet's gateway to the Mediterranean - were a key factor in shaping Russian policy in the years leading to World War I. Control of the Straits had always been seen as the major priority of Imperial Russia's foreign policy. In this powerfully argued revisionist history, Ronald Bobroff exposes the true Russian concern before the outbreak of war, the containment of German aggression. Based on extensive new research, Bobroff argues that under the pressures of World War I, Russian foreign policy became less flexible than in the years before, dragging out the war and opening the door to revolution. The Straits were a crucial strategic and economic zone for Russia but became a secondary concern as the pre-war German threat grew. Russian leaders maintained the traditional preference for control of the Straits by a weak Ottoman Empire. At the start of the war, Russian leaders maintained this policy towards the Straits. However, once Turkey joined the war on the side of the Central Powers, Russia began to lay claim to the Straits region. As confidence in the tsar dropped and sacrifices mounted during the lengthening war, the allegiance of many policy makers shifted from monarch to state and even people. To satisfy the people, the Russian foreign minister made acquisition of the Turkish Straits a primary goal, at the expense of strategic necessity. The foreign minister ignored the army's desires for a separate peace with Turkey that might free up troops for the fight against Germany and Austria-Hungary at the possible cost of acquiring the Straits. The prolonged war set the stage for the popular outbursts of 1917. Roads to Glory provides fascinating new insights into Russia's state development before the revolution through a thorough examination of the policies and personal correspondence of its policy makers. Through his detailed examination of the rivalries and alliances of the Triple Entente, Bobroff sheds new light on European diplomacy at the beginning of the twentieth century. Please note: to avoid opening the book out, with the risk of damaging the spine, some of the pages were slightly raised on the inner edge when being scanned, which has resulted in some blurring to the text and a shadow on the inside edge of the final images. 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Return policy details: If any book is significantly not as described, I will offer a full refund, including return postage. All books are securely wrapped and posted in a cardboard container.
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Year Printed: 2006
Binding: Hardback
Author: Ronald Park Bobroff
Language: English
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company Limited
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
