Splendid Isolation

Paperback. English. Sceptre. 1999. 518pp.

In good condition.

Britain, the Balance of Power and the Origins of the First World War. This text offers a different interpretation of Britain's role in the world in the period leading up to World War I. It draws on evidence from previously private papers to offer an account of the methods Disraeli used to establish his ascendency over British foreign policies.