ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1933, this volume covers 3 features of British history in the 40 years prior to the First World War: the inroad made by commercial and industrial Germany on the far-flung business empire of Great Britain; the British national reaction to this German rivalry and the influence of that rivalry upon the shaping of British policy toward Germany.

chapter I|27 pages

The Great Divide 1870–1880

chapter II|45 pages

A New Commercial World

chapter III|29 pages

Britain Falters and Germany Advances

chapter IV|37 pages

Home and Continental Markets

chapter V|85 pages

Overseas Markets and Shipping

chapter VI|49 pages

National Alarm