The Diary of an Ambassador Vol. I

Originally published in 1929, in this first volume in a series of three, The Right Honourable Viscount D'Abernon aims to illustrate "the early phases through which negotiations passed between the Great Powers and Germany in the years before the Treaty of Locarno was signed and before Germany entered the League of Nations. The pages are principally concerned with the subjects of reparation, German disarmament, and with the German financial crisis. Professor Gerothwohl has undertaken the task of annotating the Diary, and of supplying the links necessary to a comprehension of the historical sequence of events. A more competent guide could not be desired, his grasp of the European situation at the period being probably unrivalled. It has been thought expedient to limit explanation to the bare minimum required for clarity, and to allow the Diary to speak as far as possible for itself.
"How far the reader will find that the present volume fulfils its purpose and furnishes the necessary knowledge for a comprehension of the period is not for me to say, but it may be hoped that a clear idea will be gained of the essential object before English statesmanship, namely, the restoration of peace to Europe."—1st Viscount D'Abernon, Introductory Survey
A fascinating read and invaluable addition to the British Historian's book collection.