July 1914: Countdown to War (68 page)
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Authors: Sean McMeekin
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The Times
(newspaper),
68
,
69
,
250
,
357
Tirpitz, Alfred von,
80
,
222
,
223
on Bethmann,
378
British offer of neutrality and,
343
on declaration of war on France,
351–352
German navy’s readiness for war and,
84
on likely positions of Italy and Romania,
340
understanding that mobilization meant war,
311
Tisza, Stefan
Berchtold’s attempts to break resistance to war,
115–116
diplomatic notes to Berlin and,
97
dispelling suspicion about Austrian intentions,
126
Franz Ferdinand and,
386
maintenance of control over Hungary’s nationalities,
45–46
memorandum on expanding Triple Alliance,
41–42
mobilization and,
325
news of Serbian rejection of ultimatum and,
202
opposition to war with Serbia,
32
,
34–35
,
105
,
107
,
108–111
,
112–113
,
116
peace plan,
95
response to assassination,
28
,
31–32
,
34–35
responsibility for First World War,
392
Second Balkan War and,
85
support for war with Serbia,
122–123
war councils and,
108–113
,
137
,
138–141
Wilhelm II and,
79
Tolstoy, Ivan, Mayor of St. Petersburg,
153
Transylvania,
138–139
Treaty of Berlin of 1878,
187
Treaty of London of 1867,
357
Tschirschky, Heinrich von,
30
on Austrian plan to declare war,
230
Bethmann and four-country mediation,
235–236
blame for war and,
347
Franz Josef and,
37
“halt in Belgrade” proposal and,
253
,
254
instructed to ask Austria to resume talks with Russia,
281–282
as liaison between Germany and Austria on action against Serbia,
114
,
115–116
,
117
,
120–121
,
123
Ministerial Council and,
108
relaying news of German support for action against Serbia,
94
response to assassination,
85–86
support of war against Serbia,
218
,
219
ultimatum and,
142–143
Turkey,
59–61
alliance with Germany,
353–354
recruitment of as ally,
383
relations with Russia,
59–61
,
388–389
Triple Alliance and,
41
Wilhelm II and,
83–84
See also
Ottoman Straits
Tyrrell, William,
329
,
330–331
,
345
Ujedinjenje ili Smrt.
See
Black Hand
United States
Afghanistan War and,
391–392
entry into war,
384
Vareshanin (General),
17
Villain, Raoul,
322
Viviani, René,
228
anti-ultimatum ultimatum,
169
attempt to influence Russia,
240
briefing on European events upon return from summit,
262–263
,
264–266
Carnet B and,
323
claim of German invasion of France,
328–329
debate over war and,
375–376
Franco-Russian summit and,
145–146
,
151
,
153
,
154
,
160–161
,
164
,
166
German declaration of war and,
370
meeting with Schoen on Russian and German mobilization,
320–321
on neutrality of Belgium,
324
notice of and response to Russian mobilization,
294–296
notice to Britain of mobilization by Germans,
304–305
opinion of Russians,
67–68
order for general mobilization and,
334–335
response to German request for French neutrality,
333–334
return to France after Franco-Russian summit,
260–261
Russian mobilization and,
399
at sea returning from summit,
195
,
196
,
197
second thoughts on mobilization,
336–337
Three-Year Service Law and,
64–65
War credits, German,
376
Waugh, Evelyn,
364
n
Wiesner, Friedrich,
120
Wilhelm II,
37
alliance talks with Ottoman Turkey,
353
Franz Ferdinand’s funeral and,
42–43
,
44–45
“halt in Belgrade” proposal and,
254
,
256–257
lack of information given to,
223
,
224–227
,
240
order for general mobilization and,
341
order for
Kriegsgefahrzustand
,
309–310
Pašić’s reply and,
199
personality of,
80–82
photograph of,
81
pressing for mediation between Austria and Serbia,
242–244
relation with Britain,
82–83
response to assassination,
78–80
,
85–86
response to British offer of neutrality,
343–344
,
345
response to learning of secret Russian mobilization measures,
285–286
,
288
,
290
responsibility for First World War,
393–394
return to Berlin on 27 July,
222
,
223
Serbian reply to ultimatum and,
241–244
statesmanship of,
82–86
support for Austrian action against Serbia,
104–105
,
107
,
109
Szögyény and response to diplomatic notes,
98–100
telegram from George V on misunderstanding of neutrality offer,
347–349
telegrams to and from Nicholas II,
147
,
255–256
,
272–273
,
285
,
287
,
311
,
345
,
346
understanding of strategic position vis à vis Russia, France and England,
310–311
Witte, Sergei,
54
The World Crisis
(Churchill),
76–77
World War.
See
First World War
Yanushkevitch, Nedjelko.
general mobilization and,
271–272
,
273
,
296
mobilization and,
178
,
179–180
,
184
,
192
,
207
,
246
,
302
,
303
,
347
mobilization orders,
258–259
Sazonov and strategy to convince tsar to order general mobilization,
297
understanding that mobilization meant war,
396
,
398
Yellow Book
,
303
n
Young Bosnia,
6
Zenker (Captain),
100
Zherajitch, Bogdan,
17
Zimmermann, Arthur,
101–102
,
104
,
107
,
114
,
393
Zuber, Terence,
387
Zweig, Stefan,
23
