The Catastrophe of 1914: Russia's Choice
... German illusions about future British noninterference. The German Emperor was not so sure about the strategic advantages of the Triple Alliance. To make it happen, Russian diplomats counted on assistance from France, Russia's main ally. French President ... ... government lingered and adopted the joint approach too late. Unwilling to plunge into the war when its ally was unprepared, Serbia agreed to meet all the demands, only gently rejecting the point about Austrian access to Serbia's territory for investigating ...
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