Alright, so bear with me.
I'm getting near the end of Erich Eyck's Bismarck and the German Empire, and I'm not getting to wear Germany and Russia start drifting apart. Now this is the first time I've done any reading on the subject, so I'm not sure in the grand scheme of things how accurate this book is, or whatever.
So, say for whatever reason, ol' Otto decides to not disregard Disraeli's (I'm assuming it's Disraeli, the book refers to him as "Beaconsfield") willingness to negotiatie an Anglo-German alliance, and forge on with the talks. So, what would it take Bismarck to decide to foster closer relations with Britain at that time, and what would be the overall effects? Would a possible triple alliance of Germany, the UK, and Austria-Hungary eventually try and draw Italy and/or the Ottomans into their orbit? Or would Italy naturally drift more towards France out of desire for Austrian-owned Italian lands?
Not sure how ASB this could be, if it is, but the few pages Eych wrote on this was intriguing, and it made for an interesting POD.
I'm getting near the end of Erich Eyck's Bismarck and the German Empire, and I'm not getting to wear Germany and Russia start drifting apart. Now this is the first time I've done any reading on the subject, so I'm not sure in the grand scheme of things how accurate this book is, or whatever.
So, say for whatever reason, ol' Otto decides to not disregard Disraeli's (I'm assuming it's Disraeli, the book refers to him as "Beaconsfield") willingness to negotiatie an Anglo-German alliance, and forge on with the talks. So, what would it take Bismarck to decide to foster closer relations with Britain at that time, and what would be the overall effects? Would a possible triple alliance of Germany, the UK, and Austria-Hungary eventually try and draw Italy and/or the Ottomans into their orbit? Or would Italy naturally drift more towards France out of desire for Austrian-owned Italian lands?
Not sure how ASB this could be, if it is, but the few pages Eych wrote on this was intriguing, and it made for an interesting POD.