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21 total[Frontispiece: A DOCUMENT CIRCULATED BY "THE LEAGUE OF TRUTH"--THE RED BLOODY HAND ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE]
GERMANY, THE NEXT REPUBLIC?
BY
NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
1917
ILLUSTRATIONS - A DOCUMENT CIRCULATED BY "THE LEAGUE OF TRUTH"--THE RED BLOODY HAND ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE... Frontispiece - FIRST PAGE OF THE AUTHOR'S PASSPORT - A "BERLIN" EXTRA - BLOOD-TRAFFICKERS - FIRST PAGE OF THE MAGAZINE "LIGHT AND TRUTH" - AN ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA DOCUMENT - GOTT STRAFE ENGLAND - THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPH OF VON HINDENBURG WHICH EVERY GERMAN HAS IN HIS HOME - THE FOOD SITUATION AT A GLANCE - THE POPE TO PRESIDENT WILSON----"HOW CAN MY PEACE ANGEL FLY, MR. PRESIDENT, WHEN YOU ALWAYS PUT SHELLS IN HER POCKETS?" - "GOD WILL NOT PERMIT THE GERMAN PEOPLE TO GO DOWN" - THE NEW WEATHER CAPE - CHART SHOWING TONNAGE OF SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES FROM REAR ADMIRAL HOLLWEG'S BOOK - AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BERLIN "DEUTSCHE TAGES-ZEITUNG" FOR THE BOOK--"PRESIDENT BLUFF" MEANING PRESIDENT WILSON - THE KAISER'S NEW YEAR ORDER TO THE ARMY AND NAVY - SCHWAB TO MR. WILSON--"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, GREAT LITTLE LEADER, THE WHOLE PLACE WILL BLOW UP IF YOU SMOKE HERE!" - "THE NEW OLD PRESIDENT. LONG LIVE AMERICA! LONG LIVE PEACE! LONG LIVE THE AMMUNITION FACTORIES!" - THE WILSON WILL - THE AUTHOR'S CARD OF ADMISSION TO THE REICHSTAG ON APRIL 5TH, 1916 - AMBASSADOR GERARD ARRIVING IN PARIS - A POST-CARD FROM GENERAL VON KLUCK
GERMANY, THE NEXT REPUBLIC? - CHAPTER I - MOBILIZATION OF PUBLIC OPINION - I
[Illustration: First page of the author's passport.]
CHAPTER II - "PIRATES SINK ANOTHER NEUTRAL SHIP"
[Illustration: A Berlin "Extra"]
Description
A seasoned war correspondent takes listeners from the corridors of the White House to the battle‑scarred fields of Europe, sharing first‑hand encounters with presidents, diplomats, generals and ordinary soldiers. He recounts his assignments covering the outbreak of the Great War, his time embedded with the Central Powers, and his frequent trips to the front lines at Verdun, the Somme and beyond. Through vivid observations, he paints a picture of the diplomatic chess game that unfolded as the United States moved from cautious neutrality toward active involvement.
The narrative then shifts to the author’s growing disillusionment with the German regime, tracing how wartime policies turned a once‑open society into a tool of authoritarian rule. He examines the impact of President Wilson’s diplomatic notes and argues that American pressure is sowing the seeds of democratic thought in Germany. As the conflict escalates, the listener is left to consider whether military defeat might finally awaken a nation to the promise of self‑governance.
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en
Duration
~6 hours (374K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-05-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Carl W. (Carl William) Ackerman
1890–1970
A globe-trotting reporter who became a major force in American journalism education, he covered World War I from Europe and later served as the first dean of Columbia's journalism school.
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