Book contents
- On a Knife Edge
- Cambridge Military Histories
- On a Knife Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Hubris
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of War
- 10 ‘Only a Miracle Can Save Us Now’: Germany and the War in the Autumn of 1916
- 11 Action Stations, Panic Stations: The Radicalisation of Germany’s Strategy under the Third OHL
- 12 ‘A Stroke of Genius’: Tentative Offers of Peace in December 1916
- 13 The Misjudged Stand-off: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the USA’s Entry into the War
- Part III Nemesis: The Defeat of the Central Powers and the Destruction of the European Order
- The Final Reckoning: A Terrible Debt that Must Be Paid
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index: People
- Index: Places
13 - The Misjudged Stand-off: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the USA’s Entry into the War
from Part II - Climax: At the Apex of War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2022
Book contents
- On a Knife Edge
- Cambridge Military Histories
- On a Knife Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Hubris
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of War
- 10 ‘Only a Miracle Can Save Us Now’: Germany and the War in the Autumn of 1916
- 11 Action Stations, Panic Stations: The Radicalisation of Germany’s Strategy under the Third OHL
- 12 ‘A Stroke of Genius’: Tentative Offers of Peace in December 1916
- 13 The Misjudged Stand-off: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the USA’s Entry into the War
- Part III Nemesis: The Defeat of the Central Powers and the Destruction of the European Order
- The Final Reckoning: A Terrible Debt that Must Be Paid
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index: People
- Index: Places
Summary
This chapter deals with the Central Powers peace offer, its rejection by the Allied Powers, and the German decision to resume unlimited submarine warfare. It shows also how the peace offer, the question of submarine warfare and the peace initiative of Woodrow Wilson were linked.
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- On a Knife EdgeHow Germany Lost the First World War, pp. 234 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022