Title Paris 1918 : the war diary of the British ambassador, the 17th Earl of Derby / edited by David Dutton

Published Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvi, 348 pages) Series Liverpool historical studies ; no. 18 Liverpool historical studies ; no. 18. Contents Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Persons Mentioned Frequently in the Diary; Diary; Index Summary The diary of the 17th Earl of Derby, once thought to have been lost, provides a detailed and important account of the last months of the First World War as seen through the eyes of the British Ambassador in Paris. Derby was in many ways an unlikely choice as ambassador. He was not a diplomat and could not, on his arrival, speak French. His appointment owed much to Lloyd George's determination to remove him from his previous post as Secretary of State for War. But, after a somewhat uncertain start, he proved to be a very successful ambassador upon whom successive Foreign Secretaries, Arthur Bal Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, Earl of, 1865-1948 -- Diaries SUBJECT Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, Earl of, 1865-1948 fast Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley of 1865-1948 gnd Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, Earl of, 1865-1948 -- Diaries. nli Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley of. swd Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British Ambassadors -- Great Britain -- Diaries HISTORY. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. Ambassadors Diplomatic relations Politics and government Eerste Wereldoorlog. Ambassadeurs. Ambassadors -- Great Britain -- Diaries. SUBJECT France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051485 France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France Subject France Great Britain France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940. France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France. Genre/Form diaries. autobiographies (literary works) Personal narratives Autobiographies Diaries Personal narratives Diaries. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. Journaux intimes. Autobiographies. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book Author Dutton, David, 1947- ISBN 9781846313707 1846313708 1781388008 9781781388006

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