A case of absurd intelligence.

Spokesman Magazine | September 1, 2005| | Copyright

Europeans who followed current events and kept aware of international development should not have been taken by surprise when war broke out in Europe in 1914. For more than a decade, a series of events suggested preparations for an upcoming war were underway.

France and Germany disputed over Morocco, tensions soared within Great Britain when it appeared German naval expansion might someday challenge British naval supremacy, and Balkan instability effectively placed Austria-Hungary and Russia at odds with one another. All three of these issues and others generated ...

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